Muchiri John

Muchiri is a mechatronics engineer and a self-taught software developer with a focus on designing industrial hardware and educational kits. Hardware can be difficult and intimidating, especially if you are coming from an environment with limited resources, expertise, and inaccessible learning kits. This is why he is creating the UNDA platform, a hardware ecosystem that empowers kids ages 7-16 to learn physical computing from any classroom or living room. To lower the barrier to entry even further, he is developing Atlas, a free custom programming language with two hardware simulators, a development kit with sensors and LEDs, and a robot. This provides a safe environment to learn and experiment, making the process feel intuitive rather than impossible for young learners. To him, hardware is not just about soldering and electronics; it's about giving people the tools they need to shape the world they want to live in.