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PLuGHiTz Live - Special Events (Video): Code Your Crab and Train Your Tortoise with BinaryBots
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Self-assembly robots and smart toys are great for introducing and teaching children the basics of coding. It's a hot area at the moment, especially with Nintendo Labo (https://labo.nintendo.com/) coming soon, but here we have British outfit BinaryBots (https://www.binarybots.co.uk/) and their animal-themed programmable robots. Todd and Chris play with the smart pets.
The team at BinaryBots have a range of robotic toys starting with straightforward cardboard-based models through to more complex creations using the Totem (https://totemmaker.net/) construction kits. There are crabs, spiders and tortoises, each will unique actions. The robots can be connected up to a BBC micro:bit (http://microbit.org/) computer for coding and programming. Children can code their robot and to see how it responds to light and other stimuli.
The cardboard-based robots are available now with the new Totem-based ones arriving in April. They're priced at GB?40 / $55 for the cardboard models and GB?60 / $80 for the Totem, though you'll need to buy your own micro:bit for the latter.
Interview by Todd Cochrane (https://twitter.com/GeekNews) of Geek News Central (http://geeknewscentral.com/).
Sponsored by:
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Declare war on crappy earbuds and treat yourself to a better headphone experience with new Monster headphones (http://www.f5live.tv/monster).
This episode was originally published on Geek News Central (http://geeknewscentral.com).
Participants
* Todd Cochrane (http://www.plughitzlive.com/staff/49-todd-cochrane.html) - Guest
Interview
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Episode Tease
Self-assembly robots and smart toys are great for introducing and teaching children the basics of coding. It's a hot area at the moment, especially with Nintendo Labo (https://labo.nintendo.com/) coming soon, but here we have British outfit BinaryBots (https://www.binarybots.co.uk/) and their animal-themed programmable robots. Todd and Chris play with the smart pets.
The team at BinaryBots have a range of robotic toys starting with straightforward cardboard-based models through to more complex creations using the Totem (https://totemmaker.net/) construction kits. There are crabs, spiders and tortoises, each will unique actions. The robots can be connected up to a BBC micro:bit (http://microbit.org/) computer for coding and programming. Children can code their robot and to see how it responds to light and other stimuli.
The cardboard-based robots are available now with the new Totem-based ones arriving in April. They're priced at GB?40 / $55 for the cardboard models and GB?60 / $80 for the Totem, though you'll need to buy your own micro:bit for the latter.
Interview by Todd Cochrane (https://twitter.com/GeekNews) of Geek News Central (http://geeknewscentral.com/).
Sponsored by:
Support our coverage by shopping Amazon here (http://plughitzlive.com/amazon).
Declare war on crappy earbuds and treat yourself to a better headphone experience with new Monster headphones (http://www.f5live.tv/monster).
This episode was originally published on Geek News Central (http://geeknewscentral.com).
Participants
* Todd Cochrane (http://www.plughitzlive.com/staff/49-todd-cochrane.html) - Guest
Interview
Powered by: Tech Podcast Network (http://www.techpodcasts.com/)