Learning Resources | Science & Nature Botley The Coding Robot Activity Set

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Meet Botley – Your new best friend in the high-tech world of coding!Friendly, fun, and wonderfully easy to use, this colorful buddy turns the tedious task of computer programming into a fun and playful adventure kids can’t help but fall in love with.The coding part is made extremely simple. Arrange the coding cards to lay out a sequence for where you want Botley to go – Forward, left turn, right turn, spin around and around…Then, once Botley is in position and you’re ready to get him moving, simply punch in the buttons on the remote programmer according to the cards and press the big green button.Immediately Botley is rolling and moving along exactly how you told him to!Build obstacles and then navigate him from start to finish. Get him to carry a small orb from one part of the room to the other. With a capacity for coding up to 120 steps – including if/then logic – the possibilities are endless!And that’s just scratching the surface…With his built-in sensors, Botley is also able to follow a winding black line printed on the 6 double-sided tiles, detect objects and move around them, plus loads of other features that are yet to be unlocked!Beautifully simple, open-ended, and here’s the best part – 100% screen free! – Botley The Coding Robot Activity Set is truly a more than ideal introduction to the limitless world of coding.Botley The Coding Robot Activity Set An amazingly easy to use, 100% screen-free robot for teaching kids how to code Encourages spatial reasoning, logic, problem-solving, planning, creativity A playful introduction to coding that kids can’t help but fall in love with Coding made easy – Simply punch commands into the remote programmer, press green button and watch it go Coding cards make it easy for kids to lay out and visualize codes Detachable robot arms allow Botley to move objects around Features built-in sensors – Detects obstacles and moves around them Features line-follow setting – Botley follows black lines printed on included tiles Hidden features are just waiting to be unlocked and discovered! Includes Botley the Coding Robot, remote programmer, detachable robot arms, 40 coding cards, 6 double-sided tiles, 27 obstacle building pieces Detailed starter guide with coding challenges included Requires 5 AAA batteries – Not included Botley measures 5.5 x 2.5 x 5 inches High quality design and materials – Lasting durability, exceptional coding experience