Ohbot and Picoh: Educational Programmable Robot Heads
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The judges felt that Ohbot’s programmable Robot Head extended the notion of coding and contextualised it into the finer nuances of the human face and movement in a really unique and exciting way! Excellent free online resources including simulator ensure the product is affordable. Great potential for SEND too. |
CurriculumThe students have been really enthused by the work, while at the same time learning about concepts like variables, user inputs, mathematical operators and Booleans. Since using Ohbot I have noticed the pupils can write and use much more complex programs than before, and seeing the effects of their code on the movements of the robot is really rewarding and engaging. |
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Picoh and Ohbot
My interest is in the process of invention of “objects-to-think-with,” objects in which there is an intersection of cultural presence, embedded knowledge, and the possibility for personal identification.
Seymour Papert, Mindstorms
Speaking and ListeningOhbot and Picoh are both able to speak and recognise speech in many languages.
To find out more about languages supported please click here. "Sheldon [Ohbot] combines computational thinking with skills in literature in a really motivating way . As soon as the children knew that the rant was for a robot to speak they couldn’t get it written fast enough. That doesn’t happen in all English lessons! They are learning two kinds of language simultaneously – English and computer code" Jo Hodge, Computing Master teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes, Southport, UK |
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Terry Myerson using Ohbot at the Windows 10 S Launch
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Ohbots dance with children in the BBC's What if... robots replaced teachers film
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Through working on this particular [Ohbot] project they’ve also had the chance to appreciate the subject matter, not just about computer coding and modelling but the wider issues across our economy and society in general. |