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24 alternatives to SmartBuddies@Home
Bring the STEM class home
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SmartBuddies@Home launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hello, we're Max and Byran from MUREX Robotics, a high school robotics team from Exeter, New Hampshire. We are super proud to have made this open source piece of technology! It is only 6.9 dollars (actually!) from JLCPCB :) I hope you like it. You can find us at [email protected] and [email protected] as well if you have any questions. We will be putting a small run of these boards for sale somewhere (we have <25 units of stock), probably for $10+shipping. Let us know if you're interested in more! Board files for everything we make is here:…
2024 · docs.murexrobotics.com · its alternatives →
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Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics
2017 · littlerobotfriends.com · its alternatives →
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Simplify homeschooling with immersive STEM classes kids love
2023 · tappityapp.com · its alternatives →
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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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Thimble.io provides that balance and goes a step further by introducing a more personal and flexible approach to keep kids engaged: live and on-demand classes.
2016 · thimble.io · its alternatives →
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Robo Wunderkind▲219Coding and robotics made easy for kids 🤖
2018 · robowunderkind.com · its alternatives →
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Teddy AI▲85The conversational AI study buddy for all children
2023 · teddyai.com · its alternatives →
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Dash & Dot▲89Robots designed to help kids learn how to code
2015 · makewonder.com · its alternatives →
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Wooclap 2.0▲123Turning smartphones into an exceptional learning tool 👩🏫
2018 · wooclap.com · its alternatives →
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MissionBit▲18Tech gives back: Free coding classes for SF public schools
2014 · missionbit.org · its alternatives →
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1. In the US, about 1/5 children are hospitalized each year that don’t have a caregiver. Caregiver such as play therapists and parents’ stress can also affect children's emotions. 2. Not everyone is good at making friends and not everyone has a BFF to talk to. Imagine you're having a hard time in life or at work, and you can't tell your parents or friends. So, we built an open-source project Starmoon and are using affordable hardware components to bring AI characters to real-word objects like toys and plushies to help people emotional growth. We believe this is a complement tool and it…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Classroom-safe AI learning companion for kids 4-12
May 2026 · schools.kidsai.app · its alternatives →
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The connection and engagement platform made for schools
2021 · schoolbuddy.app · its alternatives →
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Pearachute▲82Drop into the best kids' classes in your city!
2017 · pearachutekids.com · its alternatives →
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"Your simple, free AI assistant for study & daily tasks"
2025 · its alternatives →
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Explore safe, smart screen time for kids
2025 · safelearninghub.com · its alternatives →
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