Dash and Dot
Dash is a small mobile robot that is full of character and drives around making noises and shining lights. Dot is its sidekick, and it, too, is full of character. The robots help kids learn the basics of robotics and coding at home or in classroom settings.
- Creator
- Year
- 2014
- Country
- United States 🇺🇸
- Categories
- Features
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Did you know?
Dot can be programmed via Blockly to become an alarm, play tag, or even control Dash.
History
The first Dash and Dot prototypes were created in 2012 by Wonder Workshop (then called Play-i), a Silicon Valley startup founded by Vikas Gupta, Saurabh Gupta, and Mikal Greaves, who had previously worked at Google, Apple, and Symantec. After a successful crowdsourcing campaign, the company began to commercialize Dash and Dot, focusing on the educational market. The idea was teaching kids coding, math, and problem solving by letting them play with the robots using tablet-based visual programming apps and games. Now headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., with offices around the globe, Wonder Workshop says its robots are used in 20,000 schools in over 43 countries.
Specs
- Overview
Dash and Dot features: For ages 6 and up. Bluetooth Smart 4/LE; charging via micro USB; compatible with a wide range of apps, including Go, Wonder, Blockly, Path, and Xylo. Dash only: Detects voice commands and other robots, has front and rear object detection. (Below specs for Dash only.)
- Status
Ongoing
- Year
2014
- Website
- Width
- 18.2 cm
- Height
- 16 cm
- Length
- 17 cm
- Weight
- 0.8 kg
- Speed
- 3.6 km/h
- Sensors
Three microphones, gyroscope, four infrared transmitters and two receivers, three range distance sensors, gyroscope, LEDs (12 white in eyes, RGB for ears and chest, red for tail)
- Actuators
DC motors
- Software
Apps include Wonder, Blockly, Path, and Go.
- Power
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, up to 5 hours of operation
- Cost
- $150 (Dash), $50 (Dot) Also available as a classroom pack.
