Robotics
The creators behind a new Kickstarter initiative want kids to get started with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) early on, and plan to do so through their robotics kit called ZeGoBeast.
Learning about programming, electronics, and mechanics can be hard - the problems are abstract, the textbooks are dense, and the resources are scattered. The creators behind a new Kickstarter initiative want kids to get started with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) early on, and plan to do so through their robotics kit called ZeGoBeast.
"We created the ZeGoBeast Electric because robots are fun, engaging, and the best way to make STEM make sense," says Pittsburgh-based founders Daniel Goncharov and Alex Thompson. "ZeGoBeasts are designed to get people interested in robotics in a way that a simple robot with two spinning wheels just doesn’t quite get at, and for that, we think it’s awesome."
"We want every kid to have a chance to choose a promising career and have a place in this future."
Related articles
The new project represents a robotics version of the original ZeGoBeast kit inspired by Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests, kinetic sculptures powered by the wind.ZeGoBeasts come in a flat-pack bundle of wood, hardware, and electronics that people can build and program themselves. "When you work with your ZeGoBeast, you’re not programming a box with a screen, you’re building and controlling the actions and behavior of a physical thing that resembles a living organism," say the developers.
The ZeGoBeast team will guide builders from the very basics all the way to having a fully-fledged robotic pet companion. "We provide lesson plans, videos, and even physical copies if you’d like that will teach you or your kid how to do all these awesome things," they claim.
A number of Arduino-based models are in the works, from a very simple version to the fully-loaded version powered by an Android 'brain.' The projected price ranges on the kits are set at between $249 and $499 USD.
"We want every kid to have a chance to choose a promising career and have a place in this future. We believe that robots are the future," say Goncharov and Thompson.
0 comments:
Post a Comment