Category: Makeblock
This modular drone will teach children how to code the fun way
Posted on Digital Trends, October 24, 2016 It’s not fair: back when I was a kindergarten student, we learned about coding using a computer that looked prehistoric even by early 1990s standards, and which ran educational programs so archaic it may actually have been a purposeful attempt to drive people away from tech. Jump forward to … continue reading
Airblock Drone Can Turn Into a Hovercraft
Posted on PC Mag, OCTOBER 20, 2016 Airblock launched on Kickstarter Wednesday and has already surpassed its $100,000 funding goal. Home/ Reviews/ Consumer Electronics/ Robotics/ Drones/ Airblock Drone Can Turn Into a Hovercraft Airblock Drone Can Turn Into a Hovercraft BY ANGELA MOSCARITOLO OCTOBER 20, 2016 04:55PM EST 0 COMMENTS Airblock launched on Kickstarter Wednesday and has … continue reading
Modular drones teach kids to aim high
Posted on New Atlas, October 20th, 2016 The Airblock kits contain a foam body and separate modules for rotors and receiving control commands(Credit: Makeblock) Drones have proven their worth as toys, but are beginning to show how they can serve as fun learning tools that teach the art of engineering and robotics as well. The Flybrix Lego drone … continue reading
Airblock is a modular drone that transforms into a hovercraft
Posted on The Verge, Oct 19, 2016 The unit encourages kids to code their own stunts and aerial manoeuvres Most of the time, if your drone falls out of the sky and breaks into a dozen pieces, you’re going to have a really bad day. But with Airblock, the new modular drone from the Shenzhen-based robotics … continue reading
Chinese start-up Makeblock aims to help students learn programming for robots
Posted On scmp.com – Friday, 08 July, 2016 Chinese hardware start-up Makeblock aims to help students build robots and learn to write computer programs in a fun and educational way as the trend of incorporating robotics into education becomes a global. The Shenzhen-based company, which has an open source construction platform that allows users to easily put … continue reading
Chinese start-up Makeblock aims to help students learn programming for robots
Posted On scmp.com – Friday, 08 July, 2016 Chinese hardware start-up Makeblock aims to help students build robots and learn to write computer programs in a fun and educational way as the trend of incorporating robotics into education becomes a global. The Shenzhen-based company, which has an open source construction platform that allows users to easily put … continue reading
Codybot: Smart Robot Teaches Kids & Adults to Code
Posted On PRnewswire – March 29, 2016 Makeblock launches the smart robot that makes coding fun and accessible to all Codeybot is an exciting two-wheel self-balancing robot that teaches the fundamentals of coding in a fun and playful way, and has been created by the robotics experts at Makeblock. The small robot packs in plenty of features, … continue reading
