Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I'm building a robot and I have no idea how launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Build a robot with the $9 C.H.I.P. Computer▲130

   How to Make a CHIP Robot. In this tutorial we walk you through how to build and make a C.H.I.P. robot with the $9 Computer.

   2016 · dexterindustries.com · its alternatives →

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   Quadbot▲127

   Build your own Robot

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Kamibot▲109

   A robot that teaches your kids to code

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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   Codie (pre-launch)▲91

   A robot that helps kids learn coding

   2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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   Polymath Robotics▲154

   Build an autonomous industrial vehicle in sim

   2022 · polymathrobotics.com · its alternatives →

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   Stemi Hexipod▲119

   A robot you can create on your own, at home

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Asimov 1▲125

   The most customizable humanoid robot you can buy

   4d ago · menlo.ai · its alternatives →

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   Dash & Dot▲89

   Robots designed to help kids learn how to code

   2015 · makewonder.com · its alternatives →

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   Tio▲81

   Robotic building blocks for ages 5 and up

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Lil’Bot▲90

    Small self-balancing, Segway-like robot

    2014 · lil-bot.com · its alternatives →

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    iRobot Create 2▲63

    All the tools to build a real robot

    2014 · irobot.com · its alternatives →

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    Recode Replay - Yuri Milner▲67

    Sending tiny robots to space - Code Conference 2016

    2016 · rss.art19.com · its alternatives →

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    Cherokey 4WD Basic Arduino Robotics Kit▲66

    Build a remote control car to master Arduino & robotics

    2016 · stacksocial.com · its alternatives →

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    CellRobot▲71

    Hundreds of modular robots in one

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Environment Builder for Robot/RL (Full Layer L1"MeshWi-Fi" to L7"K8s")▲6

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dreamscale Labs▲80

    Run the best robot AI models over the cloud

    11d ago · dreamscalelabs.com · its alternatives →

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    IronBot▲9

    A DIY robot-learning kit

    2016 · ironbot.net · its alternatives →

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    A Raspberry Pi Lego Rubiks Cube Solving Robot▲61

    This project will show you how to build the BricKuber, a Raspberry Pi Rubiks Cube Solving Robot with with BrickPi and the Raspberry Pi.

    2017 · dexterindustries.com · its alternatives →

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    Build a Bluetooth-Controlled Robot, No Programming Required▲5

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    root▲8

    A robot to teach coding

    2016 · rootrobotics.com · its alternatives →

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    We Built an Autonomous RC Car Using Neural Networks and Raspberry Pi▲23

    Autonomous RC car using Raspberry Pi and ANN. Contribute to multunus/autonomous-rc-car development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Anki Vector▲19

    The home robot who hangs out and helps out.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    ToddlerBot▲21

    Build Your Own Humanoid Robot

    2025 · toddlerbot.github.io · its alternatives →

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    PLEN portable robot and software▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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