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CEO Glenn Samala and Niwot, Colorado based Sparkfun offers curriculum, training and online tutorials designed to demystify the wonderful world of embedded electronics.
In their own words (www.sparkfun.com)
SparkFun has been committed to helping the world achieve electronics literacy. No matter your vision or skill level, our products and resources are designed to make electronics more accessible. In addition to over 2,000 open source components and widgets, SparkFun offers curriculum, training and online tutorials designed to demystify the wonderful world of embedded electronics.
Our products and resources carry no patents, so anyone can use, modify and even sell them. Madness, you say? So far so good. Being open source encourages people to share and learn from each other. It also forces us to focus on what we do best and constantly innovate. In short, it makes us better, for you and for the world.
To us, it’s a given that we pay it forward and sponsor the incredible community that keeps us running. Through our Community Partnership Program, we’ve donated supplies, parts and expertise to over 140 projects, universities and programs in six countries in the first half of 2017 alone, with awards issued every month.
We produce, build, test and assemble over 400 open source kits and boards from our catalog in-house. It’s the best way we know to ensure the red box you receive contains products you know, love and can rely on. And if something should go wrong, our tech support and customer service teams are here to help, no matter what.
Everyone deserves access to electronics literacy. In our Department of Education, we believe electronics are more than a hobby or career path; they’re a creative medium for teaching and learning. Since 2009, we’ve helped students and educators around the world introduce these tools and concepts into their schools.
In the news
SparkFun’s Annual Combat Robot Tournament Grows to Third Largest in the World | GlobalNewWire, 4 October 2017
SparkFun publishes app to detect gas pump/ATM card skimmers | AndroidPolice.com, 19 September 2017
To learn more about Sparkfun Electronics visit www.sparkfun.com.
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