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T O Y S
W
e’re used to build
robot stuff with
Lego, way, way
back to our
childhood. Now,
a smarter one
comes anew. A Lego-like thing is
here is to help you construct a robot
and understanding how it works, it’s
called Robo Wunderkind. A start-up
has devised programmable bricks that
look like a Lego so that it can teach
your kids how the codes and the
algorithms work.

Different electronics have
been embedded in the cube. Then,
you can very easily program the
device by using your smartphones
and your tablets. The CEO and the
founder Rustern Akishbekov points
it out that they have made very easy
programming language that will be
understood by the children very con-
veniently. They will not use all those
complicated and tough program, they
can just drag the blocks and drop it.

What are the things that
you can create with your Robo Kits?
Well, you can build a lot of things.
Each block is enabled to do different
stuff. There are sensors for humidity
and proximity.

The bricks can be connect-
ed by placing them on top of each
other. Wheels are provided with a set
that can be used to make the robot
move. The Lego adapters enhance the
looks and functions of the robot. You
just don’t have to bother about any
wires or magnets at all. Building a
robot has never been so easy.

You can even connect it
to your Android or iOS device with
Bluetooth. After this, all that you
have to do is to drag and drop the
block in the app to generate simple
algorithms.

The thing that sets Wun-
derKind different from all other
programmable modular robots is the
simplicity of it. The cubes are in dif-
ferent colors and patterns which gives
them an exclusive look extremely
attractive for the kids. The basic cost
of the kit is $149 which will give you
nine cubes.

Now, you can surely say
that building a robot is child’s play.
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