Sphero Mini
What is a Sphero Mini?
The smallest of the Sphero line of robots, Sphero Mini is a fun and engaging tools used to introduce coding and logic.The Sphero Mini is great for tabletop enviroments, such as a desk or the floor, and is easily customizable with interchangable shells.
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Components
Each Sphero Mini comes with one robot, 3 mini traffic cones, and 6 mini bowling pins. The Sphero has lots of add-ons including pieces for obstacle courses, cards with activities and games, as well as a shell for enhanced maneuverability.
How it Works
Sphero Mini comes with two free apps on Android and iOS
Sphero Play: A fun focused app that connects wirelessly with the Minis. It comes equipped with multiple drive modes, such as joystick, slingshot, scream drive, and blocks, which features customizable lights and programmable movement controls.
Sphero EDU: A coding focused app, users have three options to code their Sphero Mini. Drawing, in which users can draw a path for the Sphero on their device, which it will then follow in the real world. Blocks, a scratch-like coding language where users can build code from interlocking blocks, and Text, in which users can create their own JavaScript or Python code. The Sphero EDU app also has built in interactive lessons in which users can learn the different coding methods and integrate STEM activies with the Sphero Minis.