Meet Root, the robot that helps students understand programming
 

Meet Root, the robot that helps students understand programming
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Kids need to learn how to code.

It’s the common adage around modern education. And of course it would be great if all kids learned a programming language or two before they graduated high school, but there’s a steep learning curve you have to break through before you can really get a solid grasp on coding.

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Root is a robot that smooths out that curve, allowing anyone who’s new to coding to make sense of the often-unintuitive nature of programming languages. Designed by the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, the magnetic robot glides along metal-backed whiteboards or any horizontal surface, drawing and erasing lines, scanning colors, playing musical **tes and displaying different color lights — all of which you control with a unique programming app. Read more...


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