The robot for early learners that is driven by color Sphero Indi is on TIME's list of the Best Inventions of 2021 Meet indi - a STEAM learning robot designed to engage youngsters ages 4+ in hours of fascinating exploratory learning and play at home. The indi At-Home Learning Kit offers hours of self-guided, screenless engagement and is great for equipping young learners with coding, computational thinking, and problem-solving skills. Children will learn how to interact with Indi by using color cards, solving riddles, and guiding Indi through mazes they design. Students can learn block coding concepts in the Sphero Edu Jr app once they've mastered screenless programming by customizing how Indi reacts to different color cards. DESIGN AND CREATE: Teach kids to problem solve like an engineer as they design and build colorful, custom mazes for indi to navigate SCREENLESS & APP-ENABLED OPTIONS: Kids learn the basics of programming with the included color cards (no screen required) or level up with Sphero’s all-new, simplified drag-and-drop blocks in the free Sphero Edu Jrapp, designed just for indi SPARK CREATIVITY: Customize indi with stickers and encourage creative expression and exploratory learning by driving indi through endless mazes and pathways HOURS OF FUN, RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX: As soon as kids open their indi, they begin learning cause and effect, pattern recognition, colors, directions, and more as they play at home How does indi work? Screenless Coding With indi’s onboard color sensor, young learners can communicate instructions to indi by placing color tiles on the floor that tell it what to do and where to go (and how fast!). Connected coding Once kids have mastered screenless programming, they can learn basic block coding concepts in free the Sphero Edu Jr app by reconfiguring how indi reacts to each color: adding new movements, lights, sounds, and even celebrations! Getting Started indi is ready to program right out of the box—no setup or device required. Step 1 Discover how indi reacts to each color card. Step 2 Create mazes with endless combinations of color cards. Step 3 Strengthen problem-solving skills by navigating the challenging puzzles you build. Beginner’s Guide to Programming Booklet The Beginner’s Guide to Programming Booklet provides tricks and hints for getting started with the indi At-Home Learning Kit. The guide gives specially-designed visuals to help kids learn what each color means, as well as provides puzzles to expand learning. Download here indi Supporting Literacy Development indi uses problem solving and computational thinking to promote early literacy and language development learning. Indi also promotes the development of fundamental concepts in early mathematics like as counting, patterns, measuring, spatial spatial relationships, and shapes. Learn more
