Danielle Boyer

Danielle Boyer is a young award-winning Indigenous (Ojibwe) robotics inventor, author, activist, and advocate for underserved youth who has been teaching kids since she was ten years old. Danielle creates innovative learning solutions utilizing robots that she invents and gives to kids for free to make technical education accessible. Armed with a desire to make the technical space an equitable one, she created The STEAM Connection, a nonprofit that has helped her reach hundreds of thousands of children worldwide with life-changing education. Danielle’s affordable tools champion the educational space and cost less than 20 USD to manufacture. By empowering underserved youth with technical skills, Danielle is helping them take back power in their lives, paving the way for a more sustainable, diverse, and innovative future. Danielle is one of PEOPLE's Girls Changing the World, is a L'Oreal Paris Woman of Worth and was featured in their NBC Special, and has won awards from Verizon, The Clinton Foundation, and more.