Ayah Bdeir

Founder, littleBits

The DIY champion

By creating kits with magnetized electronic modules, engineer and former MIT MediaLabber Ayah Bdeir founded LittleBits, a Lego-like way to let tinkerers of all ages build their own electronics.

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With BitLab, LittleBits Wants To Become The App Store For Hardware

“We want people to say, ‘there’s a bit for that,’ and if there isn’t one, they will make one,” says CEO Ayah Bdeir.

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Now You Can Make Your Own Internet-Connected Gadgets, No Engineering Skills Required

The littleBits Cloud Module–debuted at TED–lets you create your very own objects that are part of the larger Internet of Things.

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LittleBits Founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir reveals the importance of taking your own track through education and life–even if it means going slightly off the rails.

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Ayah Bdeir

Founder, littleBits

Stories about Ayah Bdeir

With BitLab, LittleBits Wants To Become The App Store For Hardware

“We want people to say, ‘there’s a bit for that,’ and if there isn’t one, they will make one,” says CEO Ayah Bdeir.

Now You Can Make Your Own Internet-Connected Gadgets, No Engineering Skills Required

The littleBits Cloud Module–debuted at TED–lets you create your very own objects that are part of the larger Internet of Things.

Why The Most Interesting Things Happen Where Disciplines Intersect

LittleBits Founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir reveals the importance of taking your own track through education and life–even if it means going slightly off the rails.

The Problem-Solving Electronic Toys You Want Your Kids To Play With

LittleBits, the blinking modular electronic Lego for 21st-century builders, were created to be fun–but also to bridge a major educational gap. Here’s the bigger idea that inspired their founder.

Impact

This woman was the first scientist to chart the physics of climate change—in 1856

These paintings show the harrowing data behind climate change

If college campuses are embracing vaccine mandates, businesses should, too

News

You might get an IRS refund this week related to unemployment taxes: Here’s the latest update

Lucid Motors SPAC: Tesla rival makes stock debut on the Nasdaq today under ticker ‘LCID’

Stock up on toothpaste, shampoo, soup, and cereal now before prices jump even higher

Co.Design

The playful branding of Tokyo 2020 ignores a darker truth

These gorgeous wall tiles are made from eggshells

This architecture firm is giving away a house everywhere it works

Work Life

A creative way to stave off the Great Resignation—and keep your teams happy

Why this ad agency sent its team to day camp over the summer

The reality of building a foundation of wealth as a Black founder