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for ages the dock has been man's best friend we want to introduce you to man's new best friend meet chip our cheapest a robotic dog that's much more than just a new gadget chip is an interactive pillow that's there to greet you at the door with the smartband chip recognizes who his owner is hey how do you see my other slipper have you seen my other slipper and shows affection to them one near chip is obedient and can follow commands but he also learns new things so you can teach him tricks and the smarter chip becomes the more badges yearns when you like what you see just press the like button on the band which can encourage him to behave or be a little mischievous your choices change chips behavior and choose his personality so that no two chips are ever alike chip is a connected experience he has a translator what is a chip so you can understand his thoughts he comes with his own smartphone so you can play fetch and stay active together and he also a sensors so you can maneuver around obstacles with ease and with the mobile lab you can feature what shows you care and that's important because when you're in need no matter it big or small he's there for you this is Pekin sense technology chip is fully aware of the surroundings seriously no one seen it this is like the fifth time he even knows how to return to his bed when it's time for a charge hmm so he never runs out of energy chip is a smart device chip is a robot chip is a dog but most importantly chip is right Oh best time how do you learn about robotics well the best way is with a robot we like to introduce you to Marty a fully programmable and customizable walking robot for kids for makers and for educators Marty's not your standard smart toy he's designed by roboticists to be a real robot that you can do some really cool stuff with while being as fun as a toy you can use Marty to learn about robotics programming electronics and mechanics or you can build your own stuff with a walking robot that will hold a Raspberry Pi and which you can customize with 3d printed parts Marty's not like other walking robots his unique three motor and spring leg design lowers costs but also makes him easier to use and his battery lasts longer he can walk turn kick a ball and of course do funky dances marty is Wi-Fi enabled so you can remote control or program him from your phone or computer you can also download apps or games other users have made robot app store Marty lets you learn real programming on a real robot start off with scratch where the coding is as simple as clicking and dragging blocks you can make a dance routine or start interacting in the environment when you're ready you can move into Python a powerful but easy to use programming language but robotics is way more than just programming Marty lets you learn about all kinds of things motor control balance sensors mechanical design and more Marty is really customizable and upgradable the electronics make it easy to add all kinds of sensors and motors and they'll even support a whole computer like the Raspberry Pi add a camera and you could even program him to play football all the parts are 3d printable so you can make whatever you can imagine Marty started out as a side project during my PhD I've got nieces and nephews who are starting to get to the age where they can play with robots but I couldn't see a walking robot toy that was more than a novelty or at least not one I could afford so I made one we could actually use Marty to help teach robotics at the University but this is easy to use as any other toy also as a maker I wanted a walking robot that I could use as a base to build cool stuff with I've spent the last year and a half working on this little guy and now we're ready to go from functional prototype into a real kit that you can buy we've spoken to manufacturers and we know how to do it but we need your help to make it happen please help us make Marty a reality like I'm cypher the designer vortex vortex is a revolutionary product for children it is a smart and responsive robot that kids can play with and program using the vortex and apps kids can play different games learn about robotics and even create their own playing with vortex is incredibly fun and easy thanks to its unified system and intuitive app for example the bumping fight is a sumo-style party game suitable for multiple players the computer inside vortex has sensors to detect motions like hitting spinning or being still vortex embraces new technologies and allows users to experience them the fugitive is a unique game with augmented reality and motion tracking technology children already love playing with our vortex prototypes and we can't wait for kids everywhere to get their own vortex vortex is compatible with both iOS and Android devices and comes with an open SDK anyone who wants to develop a game for vortex is empowered to do so because every vortex is a dev kit you only limits your imagination vortexes app allows kids to learn to program their robots in a fun simple and educational environment by abstracting complicated actions and visualizing the process the app teaches the basics of programming without any coding or advanced skill learning by doing has never been easier just drag drop and hit upload that's simple we wanted to make a great product and to do it we gathered the best people from industrial design user experience hardware software and game development for the past two years vortex has undergone countless revisions and improvements and we know that only through this process can we create a product that won't disappoint our future inventors vortex is built on arduino an open-source hardware platform it can see and speak by using infrared grayscale and sound speakers vortex can find its way around obstacles detect lines and report back to you we pre install the program and done the assembling vortex is fun right out of the box just open the app switch it on and start exploring vortex is also designed to be highly customizable with colorful parts stickers and maps we've come a long way in creating vortex and now we need your help to make it real thank you hey honey time to sleep the night to Arctic's good night Julie meet i do' what can I do for you today I'd only good morning he's an intelligent capable and affordable companion he can do just about anything the help you have always wanted a handyman a teacher a friend he's perfect in every way he can be just about anyone a terror a homemaker he's a personal Butler who's trustworthy you he is whatever you want him to be I started off as an idea to make cutting-edge robotics friendly and useful to the home while being affordable I have been overwhelmed by all the love and recognition I've received so far now I need your help and support to make me really great adopt me as your new companion at home I'm Tommy and this is this is someone really special and very close to me even though he's from far away like the distance from here to the sky boat on Drive in the faraway galaxy but he's an amazing station collided with an asteroid and ended up broken into pieces luckily he managed to survive we're trying to put it together somehow for the time being Burton is staying with and I have become his friend I'm showing him what's what how we live here that's what friends are for at first couldn't even move now he's running around like an adult and he keeps developing looks an obstacle we got that covered already Photon quickly figured out but we little people love playing the most sometimes we like to make mess and we don't necessarily like cleaning up as much not there are other beings living with us and by the way he's really happy what he's able oh how do we communicate programming controlling commands in photonic language but it's a great companion when we play and even better when we party thanks to him I know that there are no black light bulbs I keep working on these and we're getting better photon is amazed by the amount of Technology in our world now we're learning about it together all of us because you have to know that my friends got to befriend photon as well Sophie loves to light up his eyes and keep stressing him up Ethan keeps on wanting to take them everywhere and Oliver to teaching new stuff even our kindergarten teacher says that photon absorbed going to land on earth really soon let's learn coding together support us on Kickstarter meet photon calm you