Stephen Downes

This is the kind of story I like. "On a mission to make robotics education more accessible, affordable, and inspiring, Martin Klomp led the development of MIRTE - a low-cost, fully open-source educational robot. Through this project, he aims to help students - from primary school to university - engage with technology in meaningful, hands-on ways." This is a view of technology that is empowering and liberating. It leads to innovations like this, opening up the world to people who had no agency before. The best uses of AI and innovative technology will come when they're freed from commercial silos and put into the hands of people who will unleash their real needs and imagination on them.