Thinking your kids couldn’t program a robot? Think again. This is very cool. And it’s just $50. (US).
The concept is actually very simple. The Ozobot is a tiny little robot, about the size of a 50c piece. It can wander around a surface following lines.
That surface could be a bit of paper, or the screen of a tablet. As long as someone draws a line, it will follow it.
So where does the education come in? Programming. If you take a specific bit of “code” and give it to the robot along that line, it will perform differently.
Your kids learn how codes can stand for a specific command, and they learn how to use the codes to manipulate the path of the robot.
Very cool, and for just $50 – a steal. Lets hope they come to Australia at a reasonable price.
Check it out:
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
He produces and hosts several popular podcasts, EFTM, Two Blokes Talking Tech, Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars, The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, and the Private Feed. He is the resident tech expert for Triple M on radio across Australia, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9’s Today Show and appears regularly on 9 News, A Current Affair and Sky News Early Edition.
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