Raspberry Pi single-board computer

What it is

A complete computer the size of a credit card for $35, designed to teach programming. It became the basis of home Internet of Things and technology education.

What it led to

• Maker culture and programming education in schools
• Cheap prototyping for IoT, robotics and automation
• Low-cost computing in developing countries

Built on

• RISC architecture and ARM processor1980-1985
• Linux kernel1991
• Arduino open-source microcontroller platform2005
• ARM architecture

Made possible

• IoT projects
• educational robotics

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