Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to IronBot

A DIY robot-learning kit

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IronBot launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Quadbot▲127

   Build your own Robot

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   IronBot Chap▲4

   DIY Robotics Kit for Kids

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rex▲57

   The brain for robots

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CellRobot▲71

   Hundreds of modular robots in one

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   KitHub▲93

   Creative electronics kits for kids

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   There Is A Bot For That▲219

   Search engine for bots

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   WooBots by Bamloff▲132

   Transformable wooden robots

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Botbuzz▲127

   On-Demand chatbot developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MarsBot▲264

   Local recommendations based on where you go. By Foursquare.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lego Boost▲361

    Build + Code + Play

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dexter 2.0▲354

    All the tools you need to build a successful bot

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dash & Dot▲89

    Robots designed to help kids learn how to code

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Little Robot Friends▲97

    Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ozobot▲78

    The World's Smallest Smart Robot

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Arduino▲111

    Build your own electronics

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Botified▲101

    A job board for bot developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Nikbot▲64

    A multilingual AI chatbot

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    DriftBot▲263

    A chatbot for your knowledge base

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Instructables▲97

    DIY How To Make Instructions

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    HackerBracket▲219

    A community for sharing hacks

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Kamibot▲109

    A robot that teaches your kids to code

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Robotics: browser-based simulator▲61

    If you don't want a generation of robots, break them.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SwapBots▲77

    Augmented reality toys for creative play

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    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 →