Little Robot Friends
© 2017 Little Robot Friends
These are hand-sized stationary "robots" that with sensors for touch, motion (accelerometers), light and sound. Using the free laptop app for Apple, Windows or Chrome, you can program simple behaviors using drag and drop commands. Output options include lights (multi-color LEDs for the eyes) and sound (through a small speaker). The lithium-ion battery is charged through the included USB cable, which is also used to pass code from your laptop to the CPU. The kit includes sticker costumes. Created in Canada.
$80, Chrome, Windows, Mac OSX
Teaches: programming, arduino, robotics, coding