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Robots for kids As coding skills move from school to home, parents often buy cool robot kits for their kids in the hope that the robot will spark their child’s interest in STEM concepts. To be even more encouraging, Makeblock designed and created a variety of robot...

Nowadays, STEAM education has become an emerging trend worldwide. But, for many parents, introducing their kids to coding can be a challenge, since coding seems to be a very abstract subject for kids. To solve this problem, many software apps and services have been...

The Explorer Kit comes with a total of 12 coding blocks including Temperature Sensor, Ranging Sensor, Light Sensor, LED Strip Driver and LED Strip, Dual DC Motor Driver and DC Motor blocks. To help get you started with your new kit, we have included four cardboard templates to build inventions including a piano, ukulele, a car, and an LED sword. New in the Explorer Kit is support for Apple’s Swift Playgrounds app for iPad with which learners can start programming in Swift, and subscribe to the Neuron Playgound for over 30 coding lessons that combine physical and digital construction.

ARS Education As a provider of tools for  STEAM education, Makeblock supports every initiative to involve as many students as possible to this multi-faceted approach to learning – ARS Education is one of those initiatives. Based in Sydney, Australia, ARS was founded...

Coding robot | The Makeblock headquarters in Shenzhen recently had an inspiring group of visitors in the form of Code Hobbits students enrolled in the Launchpad program. Initiated by Innovate Shenzhen, an organization that aims to introduce foreign makers and...

STEAM education: When bringing up coding, the first things that might come to your mind are abstract languages and complicated computer programs that professionals can interprete. So it might sound absurd to introduce your young child to coding from an early age....

With the innovation of more beginner-friendly coding robot, many educators have started to bring AI automation into the classroom. Bring out next level education curriculum to better prepare students for their future career opportunities. So how do you implement...

Kids have a vivid and unlimited imagination. When they apply them to programming an educational toy robot, you will be amazed by their creativity and logical thinking. Here are 5 amazing projects created by young programmers. Some of them are just for fun, while...

Educational robots are not just plain, old robots. Actually, there are quite a few misunderstandings about them. Today, we are going to lift the veil off the mystery that is the educational robot and give you the facts about them. 1. How is the...

Scratch 3.0 and mBlock5 Scratch 3.0 is the new generation of Scratch, one of the most popular programming languages for kids. The new version includes new sprites, a totally new sound editor and dozens of new programming blocks. It is available in more...

New robot toy for child: STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) has become one of the most important sets of skills that kids need to learn to get ahead in the world. STEAM skills help kids discover and build interest in different fields of...

coding robot codey rocky </small hidden>Summer break is a great time for kids to enjoy different outdoor activities, but it can also come with just as many worries for parents. Heat-related illnesses often happen when the temperature gets hotter....

The programmable robots we create at Makeblock are built with the goal of inspiring people to become inventors and turn their ideas into reality. With this in mind, we’re always curious to see what our users are making — meet Rob, he’s an Educational Support Officer...

This is a guest post by Mark Herring, the Lead STEAM Trainer and an Apple Learning Specialist at Using Technology Better. Based in New Zealand with over 10 years experience as digital learning leader in schools, Mark understands what it takes to structure digital...

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