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24 alternatives to root

A robot to teach coding

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. root launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Root▲2

   Root, the code-teaching robot

   2016 · news.harvard.edu · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Codie (pre-launch)▲91

   A robot that helps kids learn coding

   2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dash & Dot▲89

   Robots designed to help kids learn how to code

   2015 · makewonder.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Kodro▲73

   Code robots in an offline Python learning simulator

   Sep 2026 · vaibhav4046.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Light-Bot▲84

   Programming Apps Teaching the Basics of Code

   2015 · lightbot.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kamibot▲109

   A robot that teaches your kids to code

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Neuron▲126

   Teaching machines to learn

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pt▲75

   A code experiment on point, form, and space

   2015 · williamngan.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   EngineHere▲61

   Real-time instructor driven classroom for coders

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Rex▲57

    The brain for robots

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Little Robot Friends▲97

    Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics

    2017 · littlerobotfriends.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Robot Turtles▲69

    The game for little programmers

    2015 · exploratoriumstore.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    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 →

14. 14
    Data Robot▲92

    Build Better Predictive Models — Faster

    2014 · datarobot.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Codeybot▲8

    New Robot Who Teaches Coding

    2016 · codeybot.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Juggler▲95

    A visual AI coding harness

    Sep 2026 · juggler.studio · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ScratchJr▲98

    Coding for young children

    2014 · scratchjr.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Root▲75

    A little robot with a lot of possibilities

    2018 · rootrobotics.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Botified▲101

    A job board for bot developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Recode Replay - Yuri Milner▲67

    Sending tiny robots to space - Code Conference 2016

    2016 · rss.art19.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hopscotch▲51

    Visual programming language for kids

    2014 · gethopscotch.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Campfirefree▲84

    The shared workspace for humans and coding agents

    28d ago · boringinfra.company · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ROBOPAL▲4

    A hands-on code learning robot

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CellRobot▲71

    Hundreds of modular robots in one

    2016 · kickstarter.com · 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 →