This interesting place is that through 7 simple modules, it can be freely assembled as a drone or an air cushion like a height. More importantly, by mating the mobile app, the programming mode can be started, and custom flying stunts can be achieved by simplifying graphical programming, and even control the size of each propeller.
In addition, AirBlock components can also be connected with many living items, such as paper cups and other Lego toys.
Entertaining, raising children's programming thinking
This product is launched by domestic Steam Education Company Makeblock, which can systematically exercise the logical thinking capabilities of children from small experiences. (Bill Gates, many entrepreneurs are all computer geniors)
Steam Education, Science, Technology, Technology, Engineering (Project), ARTS (Art), Mathematics's first letters, is an educational program dominated by the US government, aimed at breaking the discipline, through The integrated application of disciplines solves practical problems while cultivating comprehensive talents.
In the United States, computer programming has become a fourth must-have skill that needs to be mastered in the three basic capabilities of children, and has become a compulsory course for primary and secondary schools.
In China, the public gradually began to know, still in the early understanding period, Makeblock founder Wang Jianjun hopes to combine these courses with Lego toys, improve Chinese children's programming thinking ability, education.
In fact, programming is not only useful for future programmers or computer scientists, but also plays a crucial role in the child learning phase.
Makeblock founder Wang Jianjun told Entrepreneurship, currently in the market, for program learning tools designed for children under 18 years old, according to hardware and software can be divided into: hardware assembly and programming, based on the programming computer, programming toys, programming, programming Game, visual programming.
Children's programming is different from IT vocational education, which reduces the attention of the actual operation of programming languages, turning more attention to the training of children's computer thinking and creativity through programming education, inspiring their inner learning motivation, as well as development teamwork and communication Waiting for all-round capabilities.
Has cooperated with thousands of educational institutions abroad
Prior to Airblock, Makeblock also issued a "Lego Building block" similar to metal plates to build modular robots to build and creative implementation platforms. These robots include MBOT programmable smart remote education robots, Mbot Ranger Rover programmable educational robots, etc., and the surrounding products have DIY high-precision painting writing engraving desktop plotters, high-precision desktop 3D printers.
AirBlock was officially launched on October, Kickstarter on October, was not on the line of 190,000 yuan in less than 24 hours. It is 190% of the original crowdfunding target of 100,000 US dollars.
Up to now, Airblock's products are exported to more than 140 countries and regions, working with thousands of educational institutions and cooperate with the central government to host the 2016 World Robot Contest. In addition, MakeBlock also maintains close cooperation with Microsoft, Intel and other giants to discuss and promote the improvement of changes in changes in changes.
Wang Jianjun, founder of Makeblock, said that as the size of the STEAM toys decreases, the child programming market will quickly implement the process of popularization.
Up to now, AirBlock has obtained $ 430,000 in financing, more than 2,900 user support. Makeblock has obtained the cultural wheel financing of hundreds of thousands of US dollars in HAXLR8R for hardware equipment entrepreneurship in 2012. In July 2013, millions of RMB angels invested by Northern Light venture capital, Yuntian Miller; 2015 In April in April, the $ 6 million A round of investment by the China and other institutions such as saicom capital.
It is understood that Airblock currently continues in Kickstarter, and domestic users can also go to the official website to make an appointment purchase, with a 99 US dollar (about RMB 667) to get such an entry-level drone.
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