BinaryBots Dimm Kit

By BinaryBots
Price $64.99
Age 6 - 12 yrs.

BinaryBots Dimm Kit is a wonderfully entertaining way to inspire in young children an interest in robotics and teach them the fundamentals of programming. The set includes a cardboard flat pack robot kids enjoy assembling, as well as a BBC micro:bit computer that connects to a mobile device or computer once the robot is finished. The manufacturer's website provides free access to online editors with which youngsters can write and download code ranging from intuitive drag and drop to Python, mobile applications, and more. The BBC micro:bit visually serves as the robot's face and has individually programmable LEDs, buttons, and pins, and sensors that detect light, temperature and movement. The website also contains outstanding resources, activities, and step-by-step examples on how to create algorithms, use variables, conditional statements, loops, and many other essential programming concepts. Most exciting of all, kids immediately get to see their code at work, putting the robot through its playful paces at their command!