It's easy to get students' attention with robots. Actually teaching students how to code with robotics takes a bit more work, but rewards students with skill-building in logic, problem-solving, systems thinking, and more. Not only will students be introduced to true interdisciplinary STEM learning, but they'll also gain valuable lessons in teamwork and collaboration. Robotics can even help students with autism learn about social cues and develop communication skills.
Check out the most popular robotics apps and games for project-based inspiration, lessons, and coding interfaces to bring your classroom robots to life.
1. The Robot Factory by Tinybop
(iPhone, iPad)
Robots are awesome. Creating your own robots is even more awesome. Robot Factory is the awesomest.
This gorgeous app lets children create and design their own robots from 100s of parts. Their robots can be put to the test in real world physics based situations so they can see how different parts have different effects. It's the perfect game for young engineers and tech geeks. It even picked up Apple's much coveted iPad App of the Year so how could we not include it here?
Devices: iOS
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2. Blockly for Dash & Dot robots
(Android, iPhone, iPad)
Dash is a delightful robot who teaches kids coding skills in three different apps: Dash Path, Dash Wonder, and Dash Blockly. These three apps have varying levels of complexity so that Dash is a fun experience for kids at different ages and coding experience levels.
Dash is a robot whose adventures evolve in tandem with your kid’s coding abilities, and provides him or her with plenty of laughs and fun along the way.
Devices: iOS and Android
3. Little Robot Shapes and Colors
(iPhone, iPad)
Little Robot Shapes and Colors is a beautifully designed collection of games designed to help young children develop shape and colour matching skills. It provides an unpressured environment and a calm play experience that children will enjoy using to learn.
The robot-like ambience sounds and the clean sci-fi graphics perfectly complement each other in Little Robot Shapes and Colors.
Devices: iOS
4. Toca Robot Lab
(iPhone, iPad)
Toca Robot Lab lets you mix-and-match robot parts to make a robot that you can fly through a maze. As with other Toca Boca apps, failure is not an option. Different from the two apps above, Robot Lab lets kids design their own robot. Choose from different options for legs, bodies, heads, and arms, and then play a maze game where you collect stars. Sometimes the stars are hidden behind objects. Each time you design a new robot, there is a slightly different set of robot body part options.
Devices: iOS
5. Robots Guide
(iPhone, iPad)
Robots Guide is the best, most complete guide to the world of robotics. This fun, highly interactive app lets you explore over 150 real-world robots, with hundreds of animations, photos, videos, and articles.
You can explore more than 200 robots, humanoids, drones, and self-driving cars, with thousands of photos, videos, and interactives. Also, get inspired by the amazing world of robots and learn how you can get started in robotics.
Devices: iPhone, iPad
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