Thames & Kosmos Robotics: Smart Machines

Description Thames & Kosmos Robotics: Smart Machines Gives kids a simple, fun, and customizable introduction to robotics Build a humanoid robot that walks forward on two legs Dual-rotor drone model rotates its rotor blades 90 degrees Ages: 8+ Robotics is a vast, thrilling, and sometimes overwhelming interdisciplinary field involving physics, engineering, and computer science. This Thames & Kosmos Robotics: Smart Machines gives kids a simple, fun, and customizable introduction to robotics that lets them build eight motorized machines controlled by programs and an ultrasound sensor. Kids code the programs using an easy, visual programming app on a tablet or smartphone, which connects to the robot models via a wireless Bluetooth connection. The ultrasonic sensor works on the same principle as sonar. It sends out sound waves, which bounce off objects. The sensor interprets the echoes returning to it, and from this detects objects in the path of the sensor. Using the app i