{"id":411,"date":"2022-07-07T20:48:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T20:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=411"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:24:00","slug":"kibo-robot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/kibo-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"KIBO Robot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Robotics Kit for Young Children Ages 4-7<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KIBO Intro Video\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/csKrkReou30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2007, through generous funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant No. DRL-1118897, DRL-0735657), the DevTech research group has been researching how to create a developmentally appropriate robotics construction set for children in Pre-K through 2nd grade. Early grants paved the way to developing the KIBO robotics kit, now commercially available through&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/kinderlabrobotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kinderlab Robotics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The KIBO kit includes: wheels, motors, light output, a sound recorder, a variety of sensors (Sound, Light, and Distance sensors), as well as art platforms. KIBO is designed to work without any screentime using&nbsp;wooden programming blocks and has been widely researched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border:5px;border-style:solid;border-radius:10px;border-color:#40608F;padding:0.5em;font-size:40px;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;background-color:#40608F\"><b>Resources<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/curricula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOCurrRes-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7728\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOCurrRes-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOCurrRes-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOCurrRes-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOCurrRes-1536x1374.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOCurrRes-2048x1833.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">DevTech has developed a number of curriculum resources and units on a number of topics, all of which are available on our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/curricula\/\" target=\"_blank\">Curricula page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/kibo-video-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/VideoGalKIBO-2-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7751\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/VideoGalKIBO-2-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/VideoGalKIBO-2-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/VideoGalKIBO-2-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/VideoGalKIBO-2-1536x1374.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/VideoGalKIBO-2-2048x1833.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To see KIBO and our research in action, check out our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/kibo-video-gallery\/\" id=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/kibo-video-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\">KIBO Video Gallery!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/kibo-robot\/kibo-video-tutorials\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/10\/TutorialsKIBO-1-1024x916.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11397\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/10\/TutorialsKIBO-1-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/10\/TutorialsKIBO-1-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/10\/TutorialsKIBO-1-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/10\/TutorialsKIBO-1-1536x1374.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/10\/TutorialsKIBO-1-2048x1833.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Get going with the screen-free KIBO robot right out of the box with these <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/kibo-robot\/kibo-video-tutorials\/\">video tutorials<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/03\/KIBOPuppetConstrInfoilovepdfcompressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOpuppets-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7727\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOpuppets-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOpuppets-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOpuppets-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOpuppets-1536x1374.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOpuppets-2048x1833.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Create your own KIBO puppet with this <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/03\/KIBOPuppetConstrInfoilovepdfcompressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">step by step guide!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Assessments:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/validated-research-instruments\/kibo-instruments\/csa-kibo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/CSAKIBO-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/CSAKIBO-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/CSAKIBO-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/CSAKIBO-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/CSAKIBO-1536x1374.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/CSAKIBO-2048x1833.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/kibo-project-rubric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOPR-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOPR-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOPR-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOPR-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOPR-1536x1374.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/KIBOPR-2048x1833.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/validated-research-instruments\/techcheck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/TCicon-300x268.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/TCicon-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/TCicon-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/TCicon-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/TCicon-1536x1374.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2023\/09\/TCicon-2048x1833.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The <em>Coding Stages Assessment<\/em> (CSA) assesses progress in learning the KIBO programming language in the framework of Coding Stages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The<em>&nbsp;KIBO Project Rubric<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/kibo-project-rubric\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/em>is an assessment tool for researchers and practitioners to assess the level of complexity exhibited in a KIBO robotics project. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>TechCheck<\/em> is a validated unplugged assessment of Computational Thinking (CT) designed for children grades K-3 (ages 5-9).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and access all of our Validated Instruments visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/assessments\/\" id=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/assessments\/\">Assessments<\/a> page! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Robotics Kit for 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