BOTLEY - the dynamic coding robot - Activity Set

Ages 5 - 9

Engage and inspire young learners in STEM with our next generation of coding robot, Botley! 100% screen-free, Botley is the ideal introduction to coding. This comprehensive kit provides you with countless ways to program and use this coding robot; no smartphone or tablets required!

Watch the Botley Quick Start Guide here. 

• Botley engages children as young as 5 years in a basic form of coding utilising step coding and logic
• Encouraging early programming skills will develop critical thinking and problem solving in young learners
• Children can easily program Botley to perform a variety of actions:
• Move forward (one step at a time)
• Turn left
• Turn right
• Reverse (one step at a time)
• Detect object
• Avoid object
• Make a sound
• Loop, to repeat a step or sequence
• Children can program up to 80 steps in one sequence
• Once a sequence has been programmed, press Transmit and watch Botley roll!
• One “step” is approximately 20cm
• Introduce smart logic with the object detection feature
• Botley features LED lights on the top that show the direction of each step
• Botley has a special sensor underneath: Draw a bold black line and watch Botley follow it
• This bumper Botley set comes with everything you need to create obstacle courses for endless hours of fun:
• Botley - the Coding Robot
• Easy-to-use Remote Programmer
• Detachable Robot Arms
• 40 Coding Cards
• Six boards
• A sheet of stickers for customisation
• A variety of accessories to create obstacles and activities for Botley: Eight sticks, 12 cubes, two cones, two flags, two balls and a goal
• Encourage children to lay out the coding cards in their desired sequence before programming Botley. This will help them plan and visualise Botley’s path
• Detachable robot arms enable Botley to move objects. Why not program Botley to move a ball into the goal!?
• Botley measures 13cm wide x 7cm high x 8.5cm deep
• Botley requires 3 AAA batteries (not included)
• Remote Programmer requires 2 AAA batteries (not included)
• Multilingual activity guide includes a variety of activity ideas

Listen to the Botley's sounds!