article thumbnail

KinderLab Robotics Donates Robot Kits to Connect Schools in Pennsylvania and Guatemala

eSchool News

Waltham, MA — KinderLab Robotics today announced that it has donated four KIBO robot kits to La Puerta Abierta , a school in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. Because Guatemala has sporadic wireless access, Sewickley Academy chose the screen-free KIBO as the hands-on coding robot to share with La Puerta Abierta’s young students.

article thumbnail

Tech Professions Students Should Consider

Ask a Tech Teacher

Machine learning is a branch of AI that uses big data to create algorithms. Data Scientist Businesses collect data every day. They need data scientists to compile, process and analyze it. The reports of data scientists can help them to make more informed decisions. They can perform and carry out tasks like humans.

Robotics 292
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Robotics and Computer Science for Elementary Level Learners

User Generated Education

I absolutely love all of the new robotics toys that have been coming out for elementary age learners. One of my gifted girls noted, “Where do all of these robots come from?” My robotics-type devices include: Sphero. Jimu Robot. Finch Robot. Dash and Dot. littleBits: Gizmos and Gadgets; Arduino.

Robotics 244
article thumbnail

Roybi Raises $4.2 Million Seed Round to Produce Educational Robots

Edsurge

The two-legged, pill-shaped robot—upper half green, lower half white and small enough to stand on one’s palm—starts its lesson with a greeting. Designed for children ages 3 to 7, the robot, Roybi, aims to teach kids at home a range of early-childhood developmental skills. The app also provides progress data on children’s learning.

Robotics 137
article thumbnail

10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

Ask a Tech Teacher

Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. QR Codes can include data for almost anything.

Robotics 380
article thumbnail

5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom

Neo LMS

LocoRobo helps students learn about robotics and coding and design Python, Java, JS, or C apps faster. LocoRobo offers a curriculum for K-12 Robotics, Programming, Sensors, Physics, and Statistics and engages students with real-world STEM applications. For teachers, they’re useful tools for worksheets and monitoring student progress.

Classroom 459
article thumbnail

Education Robot Maker Roybi Boosts Kids Speech Recognition Technology With Acquisition

Edsurge

Roybi, the maker of a pill-shaped robot to teach language and math skills to young children, has acquired additional technology to power its educational features. This Roybi promo video shows how kids interact with the robot. It requires a lot of data and a lot of time.” The Mountain View, Calif.-based Based in Irvine, Calif.,

Robotics 105