Gadgets for Kids
Forget the traditional toys, check out these Futuristic Gadgets for your Kids
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Moorebot Scout – Tiny AI Powered Bot
This cool-looking robot is not just a toy, it is also a robotic camera for home monitoring. You heard it right, Moorebot Scout moves around your home and monitors it while you are away.
Scout is a smart device. It connects to your WiFi and can be controlled with a phone app. It also works with Google Home and Alexa voice assistants. You can use the robot as an RC vehicle or leave it alone. If left alone, it uses its own AI to patrol around. Heck, it even charges itself by auto docking.
The robot has FWD (four-wheel drive) and can move sideways too. You can track people and pets around making it a great toy for pets too.
With its advanced facial recognition technology, the Moorebot Scout can tell you exactly who is in your home or office at any given time. And if it spots something fishy, it will send
WOWCube – 2X2 Digital Cube
WOWCube is hands-on the coolest gadget I saw at CES. It's got this really bright, vivid display, smooth motion and fun games. Advertised as a STEM gadget, Wowcube can stimulate your brain and improve your cognitive functions.
It is a 2 X 2 cube with digital displays on all sides. You can use the blocks to show some cool animation, news, stock alerts and whatnot. In the gaming mode, each block shows a piece of a puzzle that you need to solve.
There are many games that work with it, one of which is the ladybug. In this game, you build a path for the ladybug to reach her destination. It is not easy but it is very enjoyable.
GoCube – Smartphone Connected Speed Cube
In the 1980s, the Rubiks cube hit the shelves and became popular worldwide instantly. Its fame did not end there as the cube went on to become the best-selling toy. Now that the gadget world is taking over, we have smart, connected cubes and one of the good ones is GoCube Speed Cube. Costing under $100, this is a great tech gift for kids and teenagers.
Smart Cube
The cube connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth and shows the data in real time. You can also set timers. compete with others and many more fun things on the phone app. The app is available for both Android and Apple users.
Equipped with advanced electronic sensors, the cube can measure and track your activity. The contactless sensors track the cube’s state continuously. This enables you to improve your times and moves.
You also have the orientation sensor that includes the accelerometer and gyroscope. These sensors
Sphero Specdrums – Musical Rings with Play Pad
Sphero has a range of cool gadgets for kids but this one looks great for not only kids but also a music lovers. Meet Sphero Specdrums, a cool music accessory that you can wear. Specdrums are nothing but rings that you can wear. Unlike other rings, these connect to your smartphone and detect color!
This is how it works, you wear it, pair it with your phone, tap the ring onto a colored surface and voila, you will hear a sound. Based on the color you are tapping, you will hear different sounds. You can use it on any colored surface.
Specdrums connect to your phone via Bluetooth and are battery-powered. The batteries are rechargeable via USB. Takes about an hour to fully charge. You can use these rings with both Android and Apple devices.
The product also comes with a play pad. The pad is nothing but a colored surface. Instead of
Animal Island Aila Sit & Play Toddler Learning System
It is every parent’s joy to give their kids the best shot at life. Whereas it is the education that we give our kids that allows them to excel in life. Well, thanks to technology, nowadays there are fun ways in which you can keep your toddler entertained, engaged and get to learn at the same time.
The Aila Sit & Play properly fits this bill. It is a gadget that has been engineered with your toddlers’ interest at heart. At this young age, your toddler is curious to learn new things, and this gadget presents the right opportunity to teach them the right information.
When you purchase this gadget for your toddler, you are supporting their early literacy, cognitive development, social skills, numeracy education, as well as their emotional growth.
Highlighted below are incredible features of the Animal Island Aila Sit & Play.
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It goes without saying that this toddler learning system is
Petoi Bittle – A Palm-sized STEM Robot Dog
The Petoi Bittle robot is a palm-sized robot dog developed for fun but also serves as a STEM gadget. It is manufactured by Petoi, a startup company whose main goal is to produce simple, innovative pets.
The Bittle robot dog walks, plays tricks, and rolls around just like a real dog. It has been designed to maneuver on all kinds of terrains. You can teach it new skills and make it memorize various patterns.
Additionally, Bittle can be used for STEM education. It is an ideal gadget for teaching and researching STEM projects. It also makes a good present to surprise a family member or a dear friend. However, the robot dog is not a toy for small children. Parental guidance is recommended when kids are playing with it to avoid injury or damage.
This is the coolest robot toy I've seen so far
Developed on an open-source platform, the Petoi Bittle dog is fused
Ninebot Gokart PRO – Upgraded Version
The Gokart PRO is the newly upgraded version of its predecessor the Ninebot Gokart. This newly upgraded version comes with excellent features and capabilities that will leave you yearning for more.
Simply put, it is a reimagined version of the predecessor, which means you need to prepare for a new level of go-kart performance. The good thing about this new version is that it takes your riding experience into a whole new level and rides like a wind.
Speed
When it comes to speed, you can expect nothing but the best. The Ninebot Gokart PRO features a speed of 23 mph and includes a maximum acceleration of 1.02 G. Therefore, this new version performs 1.5 times better than then previous one.
Mileage
Mileage is another fascinating factor about this new version. The Ninebot Gokart comes with two-wheel hub motors that produce a maximum engine power output of 4,800W and a maximum torque of 96Nm.
Its maximum
CircuitMess STEM Box: A Cool Programming Kit for Kids
CircuitMess STEM Box allows students to learn and create new technology. It aims at equipping learners with relevant skills for the future. So what makes this STEM kit such a unique and valuable learning tool to have?
The CircuitMess STEM kit gives learners the opportunity to learn a wide range of skills. Students learn electronic and programming skills in a fun, and entertaining way. They get to know more about:
Sound synthesis and Sound production with Jay-D
Wireless communication with Chatter
Voice recognition and AI with the DIY voice assistant Spencer
Autonomous driving with Wheelson
Video engineering and microcomputers with ByteBoi
Machine learning such as making and coding your own smart wearable device with Clockstar
Each STEM gadget covers a specific topic, but you can interconnect them for a more interactive experience. All the products include circuit mass electronic kits, instruction booklets, and online tutorials, among others.
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CrowPi2 – Raspberry Pi Laptop & STEM Platform
Elecrow, a brand well known for STEM gadgets, has come up with a new product called CrowPi2. It is an upgrade to the original CrowPi and is specifically designed for kids who are keen to explore electronics and learn coding skills. With CrowPi2, you will get all the benefits of the Raspberry Pi in a compact laptop. It has many exciting features, such as a removable keyboard and an 11.6-inch screen with an HD display. It allows for the digital world exploration, which is easier with the inbuilt tutorial.
Besides education, you can use it for entertainment to stream movies or play games with the kids. I love the outdoor charging capabilities, which makes it portable. You also can purchase the CrowPi2 laptop without a Raspberry if you wish to add your own.
CrowPi2 lets you master programming skills in an interactive manner
This STEM gadget gives you access to all the educational
Nabot AI – A Cool Programmable Home Robot
Smart home devices have become ubiquitous in modern homes. However, that’s just the beginning. Nabot AI Robot is setting the bar higher and revolutionizing the world of robotic.
Nabot AI features a strong arm and thumb-like claw that enable it to grab and move objects effortlessly. The arm is essential because you can teach it to do chores your way. For instance, you can teach it to grab the remote control, mop the floor, collect objects, water plants, and vacuum your carpet.
Chores can be repetitive, dull, and time-consuming. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can teach this smart robotic to perform practically all tasks in your home so you can have more time for yourself. The tasks it can perform are only limited by your imagination.
If you love to see a transformer robot, check Robosen
You can teach this programmable robot to recognize objects and people even if you
Makeway Modular Magnetic Marble Run – STEM Set for Kids
Makeway is a modular toy kit that helps you create modular, creative magnetic bits that attach seamlessly to the whiteboard, locker, car, fridge, wall, and more. With this gadget, you can create complex marble runs with the help of 100 modular pieces. It includes 67 tracks, 11 trick pieces and 20 marbles.
Most games become boring because of repetitive tasks, but not with Makeway. You can create as many tracks and puzzles as your imagination can allow and have endless fun.
How It Works
Its magnetic parts attach to ferrous materials such as your locker, whiteboard, and fridge. You only need to move the connector, trick pieces and track around to have an exciting new marble challenge.
Tracks
With eight tracks, your imagination is likely to run wild. The straight track allows you to move the marble in a straight line. You can equally move the marble on curved paths. With the track of the
Puro Noise Reduction Headphones for Kids
Puro Sound Labs has taken the ever-popular Bluetooth headphones and perfected them for children's usage. They come in 4 different colors ranging from sleek black to darker shades of red and navy, to a cheerful sky blue. You'll love the clean and professional design of these headphones. The buttons for volume and turning on and off Bluetooth are easy to access and distinguish by touch alone.
The awesome thing about Bluetooth headphones is that they're wireless! You'll never have to worry about any unnecessary cords getting tangled, and these headphones work within a 30-foot range from any connected device. This feature gives you an increased range of movement. Look, Mom! No hands necessary!!
I love the idea of these types of headphones as they give children the idea of a surround sound experience. With their 82% background noise isolation feature, you'll as if you're standing right in the center of a stage
Robosen T9 Review – A Programmable, Transformable Robot
Update: Looks like T9 version is currently not available. Consider getting their latest K1 Pro model instead.
Transformers are real, they are evolving and they look magnificent. You don't believe me, check out this crazy cool transformers robot called T9 by Robosen.
Robosen T9 looks like a normal car at first glance but with the press of a button, it transforms into a crazy looking robot that can walk, bend and make some noise. T9 robot can connect to your laptop or smartphone through which you can program it to do different actions.
T9, an out-of-your-imaginary transformable robot, is equipped with the highly-accurate gait recognition technology and 22 high-precision servo motors, enabling him to walk freely and steadily at a high-speed, 39 feet a minute, and to be highly flexible at the same time. With the solid technology basis and programming system, T9 can do all that you want him to do and
Clicbot Educational Robot Kit Review
As I was wandering around the convention center in Las Vegas, a bunch of tiny robots was singing and dancing with one another without the intervention of any human. I went ahead to check them out and they are none other than Clicbot robots, tiny little but smart robot toys made specifically for educational/STEM purposes. Look how cool their futuristic-looking head is!
Click bot is a modular robot that can be turned into almost anything, be it a car or a pole. You can attach legs, hands, and whatnot.
Clicbot robot is programmable and it supports Python coding language. It comes with a rechargeable battery that lasts upto 2 hours of use. It can be controlled via a mobile app. Clicbot is a family robot and it suits teenage kids very well.
Some more info and pictures from my gallery
-- Alive interaction functions
Touch sensing, Face recognition, Gesture detection, Gameplay, etc.
Move on the ground
PowerUp 4.0 Smartphone Controlled Paper Airplane (RC)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to put a motor and an onboard circuit on a paper airplane and turn it into an RC Airplane? Well now you can with this smartphone-controlled device that attaches to any paper airplane and allows you to fly it from the ground! That means you can turn a simple paper airplane, or balsa wood or cardboard plane, into a fully functioning RC Airplane with this amazing device.
POWERUP 4.0 has an onboard computer/circuit and can function on autopilot. The device also includes a wind stabilizer allowing you to fly in windy conditions as well as a launch assist meaning that even if you throw a bad launch for your flight the onboard computer will stabilize the plane and pull it up safely into flight. There are some great features so you can automatically ask the plane to do barrel rolls,
Robobloq Coding Robot Review – A Cool STEM Toy
Meet, Qobo, one of the coolest coding robots for kids. With Qobo, your kids can play, learn and master coding skills. What has attracted me most is the signs and Qobo’s card recognizing capability. The game maker has thoughtfully designed the coded cards. If I were to give this to my kids, I am pretty sure they find no difficulty in setting it up. Truly, Robobloq is the best for kids of about 3 to 8 years.
The look of this robot toy is kinda cute. Awww, those tiny little eyeballs! Unlike a traditional remote control toy, this robot can be programmed via your smartphone or laptop. With drag and drop programming, the interface can be used by a 5-year-old kid too.
The cards included in the kit represent the roadmap or the steps your robot is gonna take. You can assemble the cards as per your needs and Qobo automatically
Gyroshoes – Cool Hovershoes for Commute
Who isn't crazy about hover boards? Gyroor's Gyroshoes are electric hovershoes that can travel at a speed of 10km/h. It is suitable for both children and adults. It can travel a distance of 10km on a single charge. Self-Balancing design provides superior control and stability and makes it a safe ride for all the riders. This cool hovershoes is a slip-on and turn on kind of thing and can skate on any surface. All thanks to super-strong rubber wheels. You even have cool LED indicators to indicate power levels.
SunFounder Arduino Robot Kit – A Cool DIY Robot for Kids
I remember myself using Arduino Uno for an LED cube project and believe me, you can do almost anything with it. When you combine this with DIY kit, even small kids can easily program interactive robots. Having said that, Sunfounder, a very well known manufacturer of STEM gadgets and DIY kits has a wide range of products that use Arduino to build crazy toys and robots. This Arduino robot kit is one of them.
This robot kit features an Arduino nano board, an ultrasonic sensor at the front (the scary looking eyes in the top) and a few servo motors. This is a DIY robotic kit which means you should build it yourself. Fret not, even a small kid could do these construct these DIY kits with ease. The robot could walk like a person, make hand movements and probably it could dance too! It is equipped with an obstacle
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