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24 alternatives to IronBot: The Kid Next Door- Kid's Mate

IronBot is a 3-in-1 DIY robot your kids can make at home. Le

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

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IronBot Chap▲4
DIY Robotics Kit for Kids
2017 · its alternatives →
2
Robo Wunderkind▲219
Coding and robotics made easy for kids 🤖
2018 · its alternatives →
3
IronBot▲9
A DIY robot-learning kit
2016 · its alternatives →
4
DJI RoboMaster S1▲149
An robot to teach kids how to code by DJI
2019 · its alternatives →
5
Appbot Riley▲130
Never leave your pets alone at home with this smart robot
2017 · its alternatives →
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OK-Robot: open, modular home robot framework for pick-and-drop anywhere▲542
Hi all, excited to share our latest work, OK-Robot, which is an open and modular framework to perform navigation and manipulation with a robot assistant in practically any homes without having to teach the robot anything new! You can simply unbox the target robot, install OK-Robot, give it a "scan" (think a 60 second iPhone video), and start asking the robot to move arbitrary things from A to B. We already tested it out in 10 home environments in New York city, and one environment each in Pittsburgh and Fremont. We based everything off of the current best machine learning models, and so…
2024 · ok-robot.github.io · its alternatives →
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Ziro▲102
World's first maker friendly gesture controlled robotics kit
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Stemi Hexipod▲119
A robot you can create on your own, at home
2017 · its alternatives →
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Dobb·E – towards home robots with an open-source platform▲394
Hi HN! Proud to share our open-source robot platform, Dobb·E, a home robot system that needs just 5 minutes of human teaching to learn new tasks. We've already taken Dobb·E to 10 different homes in New York, taught it 100+ tasks, and we are just getting started! I would love to hear your thoughts about this. Here are some more details, below (or see a Twitter thread with attached media: https://twitter.com/i/status/1729515379892826211 or https://nitter.net/i/status/1729515379892826211): We engineered Dobb·E to maximize efficiency, safety, and…
2023 · dobb-e.com · its alternatives →
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Classicbot▲121
A desktop toy for those with a passion for classic computers
2017 · its alternatives →
11
Kamibot▲109
A robot that teaches your kids to code
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Little Robot Friends▲97
Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics
2017 · its alternatives →
13
Quadbot▲127
Build your own Robot
2016 · its alternatives →
14
Crochbot▲15
Crochet the robot-way
2017 · its alternatives →
15
Lil’Bot▲90
Small self-balancing, Segway-like robot
2014 · its alternatives →
16
Mochi Robot▲155
Learn coding with a screenless robot
2019 · its alternatives →
17
Makerarm▲126
The first robotic arm that makes anything, anywhere
2015 · its alternatives →
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Codie (pre-launch)▲91
A robot that helps kids learn coding
2015 · its alternatives →
19
Hexbot Robot Arm▲150
All-in-one robot arm that turns your desktop into a workshop
2019 · its alternatives →
20
Photon Robot▲137
A robot that grows with your child.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Dobot M1▲72
Pro robotic arm for makers and businesses
2016 · its alternatives →
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Vector by Anki▲194
New advanced home robot
2018 · its alternatives →
23
Dash & Dot▲89
Robots designed to help kids learn how to code
2015 · its alternatives →
24
eDrawbot Eggbot▲1
Draw any colors, any images in eggs, best gift for kids
2017 · its alternatives →

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