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Robot wedo 2.010/22/2023 ![]() ![]() While Lego may be most famous for branded kits from the latest blockbuster, its roots lie as an educational toy company. Schumaker said, “It’s putting a hands-on connection with a physical build, putting a computer or tablet connection with writing code, and really making that connection back to science.” Next come simple experiments, like calculating how much weight he can pull. What makes Milo tick is a small, Bluetooth-enabled, programmable motor: Students build the design and, using a click-and-drag programming interface on a phone or tablet, instruct it to move, turn, and stop. While virtual reality teaching was all the rage at SXSW Interactive and its school-centric intro, SXSWedu, so was the hands-on Maker Movement experience, and Milo is intended as an entry point for kids in grades 2-4 to get to grips with science. Steve Shumaker, an education consultant with Lego Education, called Milo essentially a robotics kit, “but it’s really more than that. The wheeled explorer was launched at January’s International Consumer Electronics Show in January, and rolled into Austin for SXSWedu. ![]() Milo the Science Rover (to give him his full name) is the first build in Lego’s new WeDo 2.0 range of robotics and engineering projects. He’s about six inches long has a single, inquisitive eye and Lego hopes that he’ll be the entry point for kids to robotics. ![]()
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