Eliza: The doll that teaches girls to code
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Meet Eliza, a doll with a mission to close the gender gap in STEM. This innovative toy teaches young girls to code and build hardware through playful, tech-enabled projects. Eliza's creator, UC Berkeley PhD student Eliza Kosoy, was inspired by her experiences in computational labs where women were underrepresented.
Equipped with sensors for heartbeats, colors, and soil moisture, Eliza turns coding into an adventure. Girls can program her to detect lies, change outfit colors, or find water on imaginary planets. The doll's space-themed activities tap into children's natural curiosity while introducing technological concepts.
In a world where women make up just 28% of the science and engineering workforce, Eliza aims to spark early interest in STEM. By combining girls' interests with technology, this innovative toy could help shape a new generation of female scientists and engineers, potentially transforming the balance of power in the tech industry.
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