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An award-winning, programmable floor robot. Bee-Bot® has a simple and child-friendly layout which is a perfect starting point for teaching sequencing, directional language, basic commands and programming to young students. Helps understand algorithms and simple program creation and execution. Brings technology to life through creative and imaginative play.
• Set a course and design their own adventures for Bee-Bot® to take part in. • Great for cross-curricular activities such as digital technology, science, maths, English, geography and history.• Colourful, clear bright buttons. Engaging and easy to operate. Ideal for fine motor skills development.• Discover cause and effect – blinks and beeps at commands. Confirms program completion with lights and sound.• Introduces sequencing and control, plus counting and directions including forward and back and left and right.• Can perform a sequence up to 40 steps in memory including pause commands.• Small and robust with a compact design – perfect for young students.
The Bee-Bot App from TTS Group has been developed based on the well-loved, award-winning Bee-Bot floor robot. The app makes use of Bee-Bot's keypad functionality and enables children to improve their skills in directional language and programming through sequences of forwards, backwards, left and right 90 degree turns.
The app has been developed with 12 levels encouraging progression. Each level is timed and the faster it is completed the more stars you get! The levels are set in an engaging garden scenario and will appeal from age 4 upwards.
Introducing Blue-Bot, an innovative Bluetooth robot that can be controlled using a tablet or PC/Mac whereby you create your program on screen, send it remotely and see Blue-Bot perform your program right before your very eyes. With a clear shell, children can see inside Blue-Bot and understand which components perform which duties, for example, where is the power stored? You can still use Blue-Bot like your normal Bee-Bot, by programming on the robot itself. You can use your existing Bee-Bot mats with Blue-Bot and have an image of the mats on screen so you can replicate your program in real life. Classroom management is easy as you can rename each and every Blue-Bot to give it its own character.
• Blue-Bot has a clear shell, which makes it possible to see the components inside. Children can see it buzz.• Tablet or PC controlled floor robot.• Program on the robot itself, or use the Blue-Bot app to program from a distance.• Compatible with iOS and Android (see below for compatibility. • Capable of performing 45 degree turns and you can also include repetitions in your algorithm.• Rechargeable and fits on the standard Bee-Bot Docking Station.• USB cable provided for recharging.• Compatible with your existing Bee-Bot mats.
Download the app to control Blue-Bot from the Apple Story for iOS devices and from the Google Play Store for Android devices. Blue-Bot is compatible with any iOS device with version 3.0/4.0+ EDR Bluetooth (e.g. iPad3 and later, iPhone 4s and later) please check the device specifications to ensure it is compatible.
The Blue-Bot app has been designed to work across a number of platforms and is a free download. Using the app with Blue-Bot unleashes the full potential of Blue-Bot in your classroom. Once you open the app on your device, select your Blue-Bot and get programming! The app allows you to select a Bee-Bot mat that you may already have, so you can replicate what’s on screen in real life! There are 2 Mode settings, the explore mode and the challenge mode:
1. Explore Mode: • Step by step programming When a button is pressed, Blue-Bot will move and the instruction will be added to the list. Once you’re happy with the algorithm, place Blue-Bot back at the start point and press go!• Drag and Drop programming. Choose your instructions for Blue-Bot and drag them into the algorithm bar on the left. If you have spotted an error then quite simply drag the instruction out that you do not want anymore. • Repeats Blue-Bot app features the option to include repeats in your program to make it even more efficient! • 45 degree turns Blue-Bot can be programmed to make 45 degree turns left and right. How many shapes can the children draw with Blue-Bot?
2. Challenge Mode: • This mode sets challenges for the children to solve with Blue-Bot. • Obstacles Blue-Bot app will randomly put obstacles on the on-screen mat for Blue-Bot to navigate around, adding complexity to the program. • Fewer Buttons In this challenge the app will remove one or two directional buttons. Can BlueBot still get to where it needs to be by using just left and forward, for example? • Random Instructions With this challenge you will be presented with a list of instructions for Blue-Bot and based on this you must predict which square Blue-Bot will end up.