If your children are beginning to be curious about robotics or they love to tinker with any electronic device, robots can be a great gift for this Christmas. There are many products created by experts that allow the creativity and spatial vision of the little ones to be exploited. In this post we are going to tell you about some interesting products that can help you discover a little about this world and thus find the ideal gift. With them, children will be able to learn both mechanics and computer programming.
Buki – 7505 – Hydraulic Robotics
Buki Sciences has for sale this magnificent robotic arm that moves with a series of hydraulic circuits that the children themselves will have to assemble and fill with water. The construction may seem complex, but the kit comes with a very complete and well-explained instruction manual so that children do not have problems when it comes to assembling the arm. It is indicated for children from 10 years old .
Xtrem Bots – Educational Robotics Workshop
This robotics kit allows our children to create up to 12 different robots . It has a total of 240 pieces , including a solar energy panel , which will help the little ones learn the benefits of renewable energy. If you are looking for a different gift, this toy can bring hours of fun to children between 8 and 12 years old .
LEGO Mindstorms
A LEGO kit could not be missing in a top like this. It is by no means a cheap product, but it is one of the most complete that we are going to show you today. It is a toy that our children can build, direct and program . It has almost a thousand parts, four motors , various sensors (color and distance) and a battery to power the entire robot.
Up to 5 totally different robots can be created. The strong part of this toy is provided by the LEGO Robot Inventor app , which will teach children the principles of programming in an entertaining and intuitive way. The code is based on the Scratch language , which is a system of actions that children can read and drag into the app to create movements and programs. More experienced children will be able to try Python , which is a very simple, text-based programming language that is used even in the professional field, which is also supported by Robot Inventor. According to LEGO, it is a suitable gift for any boy or girl over the age of ten.
Sphero RVR
Sphero already surprised us a few years ago when they commercialized the toy version of BB-8, the android from Star Wars Episode VII, which moved exactly the same as in the movie. On this occasion, this robot is shaped like a car and can be programmed through the Sphero Edu app with the languages Draw & Drive , Scratch and even Javascript , although the latter language will only be suitable for the most intelligent and courageous.
The robot is full of sensors . It has a color sensor, another for visible light, another for infrared light, motion sensors (gyroscope and accelerometer) and even a. magnetometer. With all this, we can handle the off-road vehicle on any surface that is put in front.