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24 alternatives to Kamibot

A robot that teaches your kids to code

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

1. 1
   Codie (pre-launch)▲91

   A robot that helps kids learn coding

   2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dash & Dot▲89

   Robots designed to help kids learn how to code

   2015 · makewonder.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Little Robot Friends▲97

   Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics

   2017 · littlerobotfriends.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mochi Robot▲155

   Learn coding with a screenless robot

   2019 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Robot Turtles▲69

   The game for little programmers

   2015 · exploratoriumstore.com · its alternatives →

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   Robo Wunderkind▲219

   Coding and robotics made easy for kids 🤖

   2018 · robowunderkind.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   KidBot▲71

   Teaches kids to code - iOS and Android

   2016 · knolis.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   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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   JSRobot▲477

   Learn to code in JavaScript by playing a game 🤖

   2017 · lab.reaal.me · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Codebender▲123

    Development platform for Arduino users, makers and engineers

    2014 · codebender.cc · its alternatives →

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    DJI RoboMaster S1▲149

    An robot to teach kids how to code by DJI

    2019 · dji.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Plobot▲13

    Helps kids learn to code through physical play.

    2016 · plobot.com · its alternatives →

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    Hopscotch▲51

    Visual programming language for kids

    2014 · gethopscotch.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bitsbox▲161

    Monthly code projects for kids

    2014 · bitsbox.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ozobot▲78

    The World's Smallest Smart Robot

    2015 · ozobot.com · its alternatives →

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    Light-Bot▲84

    Programming Apps Teaching the Basics of Code

    2015 · lightbot.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    root▲8

    A robot to teach coding

    2016 · rootrobotics.com · its alternatives →

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

    :robot: Introducing kids to coding with tiny virtual robots! - robotopia-x/robotopia

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Codeybot▲8

    New Robot Who Teaches Coding

    2016 · codeybot.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tio▲81

    Robotic building blocks for ages 5 and up

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    ScratchJr▲98

    Coding for young children

    2014 · scratchjr.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Kano▲159

    A computer and coding kit for all ages

    2014 · kano.me · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cubetto▲114

    A hands-on programming language for kids aged 3 and up.

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Calcbot▲111

    The intelligent calculator and unit converter by Tapbots

    2014 · tapbots.com · its alternatives →

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