LittleBits’ Avengers Hero Inventor Kit turns kids into superhero programmers

STEM toys have never been more popular, a trend that’s coincided with growing workplace demand for programming skills. In 2017, there were almost ten times more computing jobs available than there were students who earned computer science degrees three years ago, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

LittleBits, a New York-based startup founded in 2011 with the goal of breaking down complex technology into form factors anyone can understand, is committed to doing something about that imbalance. Its electronics kits for kids are available in more than 70 countries and 20,000 schools, and today, hot on the heels of the Droid Inventor Kit it launched late last year, the startup announced its latest creation: the Avengers Hero Inventor Kit.