It’s time to upgrade from the traditional game piece and make the switch to Ozobot. Ozobot, at its core, is an intelligent, micro robot game piece. Draw a few lines on a piece of paper and Ozobot will roll along changing colors accordingly. With a few specific color codes, you can “program” Ozobot to speed up, halt, or spin. But this robot goes beyond paper and can use tablets as a high tech robot control medium.
We’d like to thank Evollve Inc. for sending an Ozobot out to us. Without further ado, let’s get in to this review. In the box, you’ll find Ozobot, a USB cable, stickers, instructions, game boards, and a calibration card. Ozobot comes pre-charged so it’s ready to play right out of the box. To get started, you can experiment by drawing a few strokes on a piece of paper. Ozobot tends to like thick, more visible lines.
To bump up the play to the next level, you can put Ozobot onto one of the tracks included. It comes with color codes printed or you can fill in your own. For those who are more tech-driven, Ozobot is capable of interactive play with tablets like the iPad. Evollve has developed a collection of four apps that can interact with Ozobot. You can view their latest dancing app, Ozogroove, here.
Other tablets work well too. Simply download a drawing app and crank up the stroke thickness and you’re ready to create some paths for Ozobot to follow. We’ve tested Ozobot on the iPad and Kindle Fire. After using the calibration card, Ozobot transitions from paper to tablet.
The technical aspect of Ozobot is pretty impressive. Underneath the front, you’ll find a strip of five color sensors. These sensors detect the lines and tell Ozobot’s brain how to react. The color red will change the top-facing LED on Ozobot. Green and blue do the same. In addition to differentiating between colors, Ozobot can also hold a 45-minute battery life.
Ozobot also makes a great toy for teaching kids simple color-coded programming. Think of it as computer programming at the most comprehensible level. Kids can program Ozobot by drawing certain color codes using markers. A few of the tracks included have fill-in-the-blank slots where you can input a color code in order for Ozobot to get from start to finish.
For $39 each, Ozobot is a simple, fun, and affordable robot that can teach kids simple, robot coding. You can pick one up at Ozobot or Amazon!
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