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Unleash Different Ways of Thinking Through Engineering

The reimagining of learning through embracing technology and how it works. Adapt-IT powered by its new partner Sphero provides that ability using robotics and AI for the SEND community.

 

The ability to embrace neurodivergence and different ways of thinking is critical to the modern workforce to drive innovation and solve scientific, mathematical, and global problems.  Sphero provides a learning pathway that is fun and supports learning through structured experimentation.

People that have Autism, dyspraxia (a neurologically based physical disorder), dyslexia, ADHD, social anxiety disorders, and other conditions can have above average abilities.  Research shows that some conditions – including autism and dyslexia – can bestow increased cognitive skills in pattern recognition, memory, or mathematics. (Harvard Business Review, Gary P. Pissano 2017).

 

The Sphero system harnesses these different ways of thinking and interacting through its eco-system of robots and accessories, designed to support critical learning and thinking.  By providing fun puzzles and exercises it provides a gateway to IT, Cyber security, programming, machine learning, and invention.

Indi is ready to go with a selection of coloured mats in front of it ready to start its journey.
the Indi kit, consisting of coloured rubber mats, the indi robot, instruction and activity cards and a nice blue case to keep it all in.
Bolt Robot, switched on with a bright blue LED. The Robot is a clear plastic sphere. inside you can se a motor and an aray of sensors.

Indi

The Blue indi car

Controlled through Colour.  Make your car move forward, change direction, go faster, spin, and stop.

2 coloured mats used to control Indi

Bolt

Controlled through drawing, block programming, and text languages such as Python.

Graphical programming. select a block add in direction, speed and distance and see your Ind car go!!!

Plan your approach to programming your bolt, outline the course and then program the Bolt to follow the route.

Graophic showing the process of designing a travel path for the bolt robot

INDI: The Car with a Personality

Indi enables activities based on patterns, actions, and problem solving.  The Indi Robot uses a colour sensor to identify different colours provided by mats. Depending on the colour, Indi carries out an action such as move forward, speed up, slow down or turn. Indi encourages open-ended, imaginative play-based learning with real-life scenarios as learners build custom mazes, solve puzzles, and drive.

 

Kits for individuals through to large groups.  For visually impaired users, colours can be represented by textures.

Bolt: Unleash Your Imagination

The Bolt kit is a much more feature rich capability and can provide wider challenges for all ages.  Fully programmable and highly advanced, Sphero BOLT was designed to provide a more open framework that is only limited by the user.  BOLT fosters a love of robotics, coding, and STEM principles—all through play-based learning. With BOLT students can:

 

  • program with draw, block, and text languages on any type of computing device
  • collect data from onboard sensors—including a compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, and light sensor.
  • communicate with other students via Infrared (IR) messages.
  • show their creativity with custom animations on the 8×8 LED light matrix.
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