Research Guides: STEAM Kits: Robotics

Dash & Dot [Robot]

Dash & Dot [Robot] Dash & Dot bring coding to life for students. They are interactive robots with charming personalities, and encourage kids to learn to code in order to play with them. Different apps allow students to tackle different challenges and learn multiple coding skills. Students can learn to use LEGO blocks to change how Dash looks. These robots make learning coding fun and rewarding! Dash & Dot can be incorporated into computer lessons and coding lessons, among others.
Call Number: 372.35 DAS STEAM Kit

Level: K-12
Requires app

Tags: coding, puzzles, robotics

Electronic Snap Circuits [Circuit] The Electronic Snap Circuit has many parts that can be put together to channel electricity to accomplish a task, like turning on a light or a fan. With this STEAM Kit, students will learn how they can use electricity to produce sounds, generate motion, and build games. This game will support a range of science-based lessons plans about electricity, circuitry, and robotics.
Call Number: 537.5 ELE STEAM Kit

Level: Grade 3-12

Tags: circuits, conductivity, creative, games, invention, robotics

Hummingbird [Robot] Hummingbird teaches students to learn about robotics and programming. Students connect the Hummingbird Duo Controller to a computer and to a power outlet. Then they attach other parts to accomplish different tasks. Students can explore multiple programming languages to add functions to their robots. With these components, students can explore their creativity with technology. These robots can be built to match literally any subject, including music, math, history, language, and science lessons.
Call Number: TBA

Level: Grade 4-12
Requires computer

Tags: circuits, coding, design, engineering, programming, robotics

Makeblock Starter Robot [Robot] This kit includes parts to a robot that students can build to learn about robotics and engineering. Students can follow the guidelines to build a robot and control it using the remote or using code on the online app and their smartphones.The Makeblock Starter Robot can be used in robotics, science, computer science, and invention lesson plans, among others, to teach multiple levels of students about engineering and coding basics. The robot brings classroom concepts to life in a fun environment.
Call Number: 629.892 MAK STEAM Kit

Level: Grade 3-12
May require computer and MakeBlock app for some activities

Tags: circuits, engineering, design, invention, programming, robotics

OZObot [Robot] Students learn to code with this fun robot by drawing commands with markers on a piece of paper or coding in OzoBlockly on the iPad app. With colored markers or OzoBlockly, they control where Evo the Social Robot goes. Evo can be used in lessons of any kind, bringing a coding perspective to different fields. For example, teachers can use Evo to teach the basics of coding, but also to use coding to create a story, practice math, model natural processes like animal habitats, and more.
Call Number: 629.892 OZO Steam Kit

Level: K-12
Requires app for online coding

Tags: coding, games, robotics

littleBits: Droid Inventor Kit [Robot] Prepare the next generation of engineers and problem solvers with the Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit in your classroom. This resource guides students to design, build, code, and implement a droid. Students learn how to apply engineering skills to a fun project and approach challenges with the droid they’ve built. The droid can be used in lessons about computer science, physics, and more.
Call Number: 629.892 LIT STEAM Kit

Level: Grade 3-12
Requires app for controlling and coding

Tags: coding, computer science, design, engineering, invention, robotics

littleBits education STEAM student set [Robot] When given the chance to create their own invention and build something unique, students discover the power of engineering. The Steam Student Set comes with different parts to build inventions that move, light up, and more. It teaches goal-oriented invention design to students through fun, hands-on challenges. Invention tasks can support a range of lesson plans, especially engineering or physics lessons, but also for language arts and other subjects.
Call Number: 621.3 STEAM kit

Level: Grade 3-12

Tags: creative, circuits, design, engineering, invention, robotics

Vex IQ super kit [kit] / Innovation First Labs, Inc Use the parts in this kit to build any pre-designed robot or create your own. The robots can be operated using pre-programmed code or students can build their own code. The Vex company also runs robotics competitions for students to compete in! The Vex IQ Super Kit can teach students skills in engineering, coding, programming, and challenge them to learn and innovate through competition. This kit is perfect for driving students to learn in a hands-on, creative environment.
Call Number: 372.35 VEX STEAM Kit

Level: Grade 3-9

Tags: creative, coding, design, engineering, programming, robotics