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24 alternatives to Glowbots

Never again afraid of the dark. (Childrens book)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Glowbots launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SwapBots▲77

   Augmented reality toys for creative play

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Metaskills▲61

   Five Talents for the Robotic Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Making Ideas Happen▲75

   Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brave New World▲73

   A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WooBots by Bamloff▲132

   Transformable wooden robots

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hello Ruby▲107

   An illustrated storybook teaching Ruby to kids

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wonderbook▲78

   The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10RI
    Robotopia – Introducing kids to coding with tiny virtual robots▲133

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Little Inventors▲92

    Turn children's ideas into reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Robot Turtles▲69

    The game for little programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Designing Bots▲13

    Creating Conversational Experiences

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Machines of Loving Grace▲54

    The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WonderTales▲94

    Self-hostable AI bot with a new story for kids every night

    2023 · squidandfish.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Watch Kids▲66

    A next generation digital book for kids

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Rise of the Robots▲67

    Technology and the threat of a jobless future

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Natural-Born Cyborgs▲57

    Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    An Arty For All Seasons▲56

    Awesome animated book for young readers

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Invisible Sun▲67

    A game of surrealistic fantasy, secrets, and magic

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Me by Tinybop▲72

    A safe space for kids to tell their story

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dacobots▲61

    Friendly robots teaching kids about the beauty of the world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Dark Forest▲71

    Part to of the acclaimed Three-Body Problem

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    robo▲100

    A revolutionary new robotics toy for kids (pre-launch)

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →