Samaira Mehta facts for kids

Samaira Mehta is a young American coder and inventor. She created a special board game called CoderBunnyz. This game helps kids learn how to code in a fun way. Samaira is also the boss of her own company, CoderBunnyz!

Samaira's Journey into Coding

Samaira grew up in Santa Clara, California. Her dad is an engineer. She started learning to code when she was just six years old. Her dad was her first teacher!

How CoderBunnyz Was Born

Samaira wanted to make coding easy and fun for other kids. So, with a little help from her younger brother, she invented CoderBunnyz. It took her about a year to design the whole game. Once the game was designed, she worked with artists to make it look great. She also worked with companies in China and New Zealand to make the actual game pieces.

Sharing Her Knowledge

Samaira loves to share her passion for coding. She gives talks and workshops at big companies like Microsoft, Intel, and Google. She first started teaching workshops at the Santa Clara City Library. In 2019, she even spoke at a large event called the C2 Montréal Conference. Samaira hopes to encourage more girls and women to get involved in engineering and technology.

About the CoderBunnyz Game

The name "CoderBunnyz" is a mix of Samaira's favorite things. It combines her love for board games and coding with bunnies, which are her favorite animals!

What You Learn with CoderBunnyz

The CoderBunnyz game teaches important ideas about artificial intelligence (AI). AI is like teaching computers to think and learn. The game also introduces you to basic ideas from Java, which is a popular computer language. CoderBunnyz covers five main topics:

• Training
• Back propagation
• Inference
• Adaptive learning
• Autonomous

Awards and Recognition

In 2016, Samaira won second place in a competition called Think Tank Learning's Pitchfest. She received a prize of $2,500. She also received a special letter from former first lady Michelle Obama.