mBot is a two-wheel Arduino-based robot that can be used by children aged 8 years old and above. It comes with built-in sensors and actuators, and can be programmed using MakeBlock and Scratch, a graphical programming language. Due to its simple and appealing way of use, it makes teaching and learning programming simple and fun.
Children can start from assembling their robot with a screwdriver and step-by-step instructions, then they can control it with a device through its application, and as they go, they will learn about a variety of robotic machinery and electronic parts, get to grips with the fundamentals of block-based programming, and develop their logical thinking and design skills.
The mBot is also extensible, with a lot of components available that can be used to build various robots and be engaged in a variety of hands-on STEAM and coding.
Mbot ni roboti ya Arduino yenye magurudumu mawili ambayo inaweza kutumiwa na watoto wenye umri wa miaka 8 na zaidi. Inakuja na sensorer iliyojengwa ndani na actuators, na inaweza kuwa programu kwa kutumia MakeBlock na Scratch, lugha ya programu ya picha. Kwa sababu ya njia yake rahisi na ya kuvutia ya matumizi, inafanya kufundisha na kujifunza programu rahisi na ya kufurahisha. Watoto wanaweza kuanza na kukusanya robot yao na screwdriver na hatua kwa hatua maelekezo, kisha wanaweza kudhibiti na kifaa kupitia maombi yake, na kama wao kwenda, wao kujifunza kuhusu aina mbalimbali ya mashine roboti na sehemu za elektroniki, kupata kukabiliana na misingi ya programu block-msingi, na kuendeleza kufikiri yao mantiki na ujuzi wa kubuni. Mbot pia ni extensible, na mengi ya vipengele inapatikana ambayo inaweza kutumika kujenga roboti mbalimbali na kushiriki katika aina ya mikono juu ya STEAM na coding.