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Roybi Raises $4.2 Million Seed Round to Produce Educational Robots

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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. Roybi the robot. Hello my friend. The black cat meows.

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Why we love our coding & robotics tools

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And even though 15 states have adopted a policy to give all high school students access to computer science courses, universities prepare way fewer computer science teachers than we need. Coding and robotics programs. Our robot, Milo , has been a great addition to our school team. They especially love dancing with him.

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3 things to consider when introducing a K-12 coding or robotics program

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K-12 teachers and administrators have been listening to policy makers and industry leaders warn of the need for computer science instruction in U.S. Learning about coding and robotics can give students of all ages an effective on-ramp to computer science exploration. schools for years. And the evidence they cite is compelling.

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Cat Ears and Robot Friends: What Japan’s Educational Future Could Include

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At a morning session on Sunday, Kentaro Yoshifuji, CEO of Ory Lab , shared how a robot his company has developed is helping people with disabilities connect with friends, family and teachers when it’s difficult or near impossible for them to be physically present with peers. Robots don’t generally elicit warm, friendly emotions.

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Friday 5: K-12 coding

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India has even introduced coding from class six, based on the country’s new education policy. Coding and robotics can help students develop critical skills for success after high school, highlighting the importance of coding in real life. Introducing students to coding and robotics gives them early exposure to STEM in general.

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From Robotics to Full-Ride Scholarships, How Navajo Students Beat the Odds

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Earlier this year, participants of the FIRST world robotics competition garnered national headlines after a team of young girls from Afghanistan were denied visas to attend the event in the United States. Most of the things we built our robot with was scrap metal. It was pretty surprising.”.

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Trends and challenges impacting CTE in 2024–and beyond

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If students have the opportunity to learn about robotics, they will be able to directly apply the math learning with a real-world robotic application. K-12 leaders also must work with policy makers to establish flexible credentialing options for CTE instructors. Policy makers must understand the need for more CTE funding.

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