About Us
Our History
2005
Founder, Tom Lauwers, begins research on educational robotics at Carnegie Mellon University.
2006-2009
At CMU’s CREATE Lab, Finches and Hummingbirds were made and tested in high schools, community colleges, and after-school programs.
2010
Dr. Tom Lauwers completes his thesis and BirdBrain Technologies is born.
2011
Finch Robot was officially launched.
2012
Hummingbird Robotics Kit officially launched.
2015
The second version, Hummingbird Duo, was kickstarted and shipped.
2016
BirdBlox app allows for a tetherless option with the Hummingbird.
2017
BirdBrain Technologies wins NSF Grant to develop a new robotics kit for elementary school with CMU’s CREATE Lab.