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24 alternatives to Tio

Robotic building blocks for ages 5 and up

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

1. 1
   robo▲100

   A revolutionary new robotics toy for kids (pre-launch)

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lego Boost▲361

   Build + Code + Play

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dash & Dot▲89

   Robots designed to help kids learn how to code

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Quadbot▲127

   Build your own Robot

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Robo Wunderkind▲219

   Coding and robotics made easy for kids 🤖

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bitsbox▲161

   Monthly code projects for kids

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SwapBots▲77

   Augmented reality toys for creative play

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Little Robot Friends▲97

   Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Kamibot▲109

   A robot that teaches your kids to code

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tinybop Robot Factory▲86

    Creative robot building studio app for kids (and adults!).

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Abot▲314

    Build your own digital assistant

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Little Inventors▲92

    Turn children's ideas into reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    MODI▲220

    Create anything you want with robotics of things

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LEGO Life▲105

    A safe community built specially for boys and girls

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kano▲159

    A computer and coding kit for all ages

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Jibo▲125

    World's First Family Robot (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Kano▲238

    The educational computer and coding kit for all ages

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pleyworld▲122

    Crowdsourced LEGO sets

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    KitHub▲93

    Creative electronics kits for kids

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20RI
    Robotopia – Introducing kids to coding with tiny virtual robots▲133

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Play-i▲84

    Teach kids to code with interactive toy robots

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ozobot▲78

    The World's Smallest Smart Robot

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ziro▲102

    World's first maker friendly gesture controlled robotics kit

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Rex▲57

    The brain for robots

    2014 · 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 →