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When even toddlers use the tablet like real professionals and can use their parents' smartphone almost in their sleep, relatives and friends are often amazed: Our lives are digital in many areas and the offspring therefore grow up with skills that older generations only have later had to teach myself.
For this reason, robotics for children is also an exciting topic for many girls and boys.
The possibility of programming a robot according to your own wishes and thus being able to make the toy even more interactive arouses the interest of tech-savvy kids.
And there are now many robots for children with which the thirst for IT knowledge can be quenched.
Robots for children: this is what programmable technical toys can do
There are several toy robots that are available either as a construction kit or already assembled.
They enable children to gain their first experience in programming robots with a particularly simple programming language and with the help of easily understandable apps.
They can follow a self-selected course, play an instrument, play different noises and, thanks to artificial intelligence, even remember faces.
Some can also be controlled by remote control, so that the fun of playing and discovering is not neglected in the long term.
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Little robots: great fun - even for the youngest
To program robots, children don't even have to be able to read - the first basics can also be learned through play using symbols.
One of the best robots for children aged 5 and over is therefore the 23-part construction kit from Robo Wunderkind *, which can also be expanded with LEGO bricks.
Three visual apps that use simple symbols help children program and control their own robot by creating loops, conditions, routines and variables.
Thanks to sensors and motors, the robot can see, move, make noises and react to its environment.
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Compatible with Lego
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The Dash robot * from Wonder Workshop is also fun - it is already assembled and can be programmed on supported iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices using the accompanying free app.
The manufacturer promises: “It makes coding visible and tangible and encourages children to play creatively and interactively with technology.
Age-appropriate and increasing challenges lead children from the age of six to programming step by step. ”Dash is not only cute to look at, he can also interact with his environment, dance and sing.
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Learn to program
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Tip: There are also exciting expansions for the robot, such as a catapult * that Dash can use to throw balls in a targeted manner.
Throw direction and distance can be programmed by the children themselves.
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Robots for children: even more options
The so-called Anki Cozmos * make it particularly easy for children to realize their own projects - although the manufacturer Anki has meanwhile stopped developing the comparatively expensive robots, programming with the free Cozmo app is still possible via tablet or mobile phone.
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This makes Cozmo a perfect robot for children from 8 years of age, because they can teach him to stack blocks, sneeze or a victory dance, for example, to help him remember different faces and to address family members by name.
In addition, he always challenges new games.
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The My Robot MC5.0 * modular set from Clementoni is also suitable for children from the age of 8: Once it has been put together, it can be programmed as required so that the robot can avoid obstacles using infrared sensors, or remember routes, for example is able to find coins with a magnet.
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Programmable
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Programming for children: an overview of the best robots
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This article was first published on 06/12/2020.