Who says you can’t train a cat? Nearly everyone. But you CAN train an animated cat. We’re using sensors and if/else loops to turn BOLT into a cat controller.
It’s finally summer! Students are playing, relaxing, and experiencing many new things, but your Cubelets don’t need to be gathering dust in a closet all summer. Many people are looking for highly engaging tools that secretly prevent the dreaded “summer slide”. Have you considered loaning them to a summer camp or a few of your school families for the summer?
iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), the leader in consumer robots, is launching two new powerful robots that work together to provide the deepest clean possible in the home. The Roomba® s9+ robot vacuum with Clean Base™ Automatic Dirt Disposal sports a sleek Maximized-Edge design and is the most intelligent, powerful, and deepest cleaning Roomba® robot to date. The Braava jet® m6 robot mop tackles multiple rooms and large spaces with advanced navigation and mapping capabilities. Together, the two robots can use Imprint™ Link Technology to talk to each other, automatically vacuuming and then mopping, without any effort from the user.
What is the first thing you visualize when you hear the word “Robot”? A human like device? A vacuum cleaner? R2D2? An industrial arm that builds cars? For each of us the connotation will differ, but we all base it on what we know from movies, imagination or existing devices.
Sphero Edu provides a toolset that is unbounded in its potential by weaving hardware, software, and community engagement together. While coding and 21st century skills are necessary, our program also goes beyond code by incorporating robotics and technology with collaborative STEAM activities, nurturing students’ imaginations in ways no other education program can.