# Pimoroni MINI.MU Glove Kit - without micro:bit

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4141 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-mini-mu-glove-kit-without-micro-bit.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-mini-mu-glove-kit-without-micro-bit.html.md))

## Retired product

This product is retired and no longer available for purchase. Replaced by: PIM360.

**Replacement:** https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/PIM360

## Description

The **MINI.MU** is MI.MU's make-it-yourself musical glove for young engineers. It's a collaboration between Grammy Award-winning musician-goddess Imogen Heap, creative technologist and children’s author [Helen Leigh](https://twitter.com/helenleigh), [Pimoroni](https://shop.pimoroni.com/), and the MI.MU glove team. This kit uses the [micro:bit](https://core-electronics.com.au/#) to create a friendly, simple and fun crafty code experience.

These gloves are a simplified, kid-friendly version of [Imogen's more advanced MiMu gloves](https://mimugloves.com/), [used in her performances](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwvjgxuOax8)

*“I didn’t want to ‘hold’ anything but wanted really detailed control. I didn’t want to ‘break the flow’ of the performance or being in the zone by having to walk over to something to interact with it. The gloves are like a second skin. They are part of me. An extension of me. I become hyperreal. I’m not forced into having to be in one place or stopping what I’m doing.”* – Imogen Heap

Unlike those advanced gloves, the MINI.MU are lower cost, and easier to make so any kid can build their own. They come with a speaker so they make noise on their own, or you can use the micro:bit's built in Bluetooth LE radio to send motion data from the glove to a computer, tablet or phone.

Adafruit really dig projects that combine science and the arts, *especially* wearables. Playing around with MINI.MU encourages creative coding and progressing from [simple block code](https://makecode.microbit.org/) and 8-bit tunes to more advanced maker fun.

**Includes:**

- Felt with screen-printed glove patterns
- MINI.MU sewable speaker
- Needle and thread
- Alligator clips
- Battery pack
- 2 x AAA batteries
- USB data cable
- Instructions how to make, wire, code, and play

[This package does not include a micro:bit - Adafruit stock those in the shop so be sure to get one!](https://core-electronics.com.au/#)

**Please Note:** Suitability will vary based on experience and knowledge, but Pimoroni recommends this kit as follows:

- Ages 6 and up: With full adult-assistance for sewing and coding.
- Ages 8 and up: With some adult-assistance for sewing and coding.
- Ages 10+: Minimal adult-assistance to get started.
- **Not recommended for makers aged 5 and below.**

## Technical Details

For product support, replacement parts and warranty for Pimoroni products visit the Pimoroni forum or [contact Pimoroni directly](https://shop.pimoroni.com/pages/contact-us).

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/4/1/4141-02.jpg)