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Thymio Hand Follow

Activity: Using the front sight sensors, Thymio can follow a hand that is placed in front of it. How to: There are many ways to accomplish hand following with the Thymio Robot.  The following methods are the easiest. Put Thymio in the pre-programmed Green Mode. To Program Thymio, open up Thymio VPL or Aseba Studio on …

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Line Follow Activity

Here is one possible solution to doing the line follow challenge.  There are many.  This one has the robot turning back in the opposite direction when it detects white.  When both bottom sensors do not detect much reflected light, it means that the line is below it, so the robot goes straight.  Line 4 of …

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Upcoming TechyKids Community Event October 21st in Palo Alto!

  Full Day Special TechyKids Technology Event! Saturday, October 21st – 9am- 3:45pm in Palo Alto, CA.  Students ages 7-13 years, parents and Educators invited!  Pickup a cool Technology Tool to learn like a Thymio robot, Makey Makey and more!  Learn 3-D modeling and print it with a 3D printer. Learn with your team to create a …

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Wizard Board

An original creation by David and Gitanjali.  The Wizard casts spells on each character and commands motion and sound.  In the physical world the kids move their wizard around the Wizard Board and the Scratch animations move and play sound on the computer.