This year’s Tech Search Party is trying something a wee bit different by adding an eBay auction to the mix. Specifically, a teaching tool called RobotsLAB Box.
The folks at RobotsLAB had some nice things to say about Tech Search Party on their blog today.
The robot kit is amazing. It comes with four different robots, a tablet, and lessons and quizzes galore. The robots are used by middle and high school teachers to demonstrate complex topics. In my day, Mr. Ferrucci tried (and failed) to teach me quadratic equations through a combination of profanity and chalkboardsmanship (yes, that’s a word).
With the kit from RobotsLAB, quadratic equations are demonstrated via a quadcopter; the Pythagorean Theorem through a robotic arm; and more and more. My money is on the robots being a more effective teaching method than Mr. Ferrucci, but see for yourself at this video overview.
RobotsLAB BOX retails for $3,500. The auction is currently live here and stays open until Feb. 11 at 5:00 pm PST.
RobotsLAB Box Highlights
- A teaching-aid for middle and high school teachers to demonstrate Algebra I&II, Physics, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Pre-Calculus’ using robots.
- Great addition to math and science classrooms
- Kit contains tablet computer, robotic arm, quadcopter, Sphero and Mobot, along with 50 hours of lessons, quizzes and videos