Calliope mini

New friend for Cardboard Robots

On this page you will find cardboard projects ideas and apps compatible with Calliope mini

The Calliope mini is a small microcontroller board designed for easy and creative coding projects. It features built-in LEDs, sensors, buttons, and Bluetooth, making it a versatile tool for educational use.

Before you start!

Learn basic methods of building with cardboard to make it accessible for kids

Check out the list of basic electronic components and good practices

Calliope mini projects

Please note!

These projects showcase different microcontrollers – mostly BBC Micro:Bit or Arduino. Projects chosen for the list below are designed in a way that make it easy to make using Calliope mini with little to none modifications in construction or code.

Most of other cardboard robots not listed below also can be adapted to make with Calliope mini with some construction modifications – go and browse them for more robot ideas!