Basics: What is it? Bloxels is a “hands-on platform for kids to build, collaborate, and tell stories through video game creation.” What’s in the Box? a black gameboard (13 x 13 grid) with...
Here at Robot Test Kitchen, we’re big proponents of learning from failure. Sometimes I take it a step further and see a fail as a challenge, and that was the case with DIY Bouncy Balls. After r...
http://robottestkitchen.com/2016/05/13/i-just-had-to-tackle-diy-bouncy-balls/
Recently Modular Robotics, the maker of Cubelets, updated their Cubelets operating system (OS4). If you are planning on buying any new Cubelets, you’ll want to update your old Cubelets so th...
http://robottestkitchen.com/2016/02/26/have-you-updated-your-cubelets-os/
Yesterday was a pretty great day for me. I had my first Homeschool Hangout…a place where homeschool kids can spend time at the library. We did a tour, talked books, and played with LittleBi...
http://robottestkitchen.com/2016/01/22/true-confessions-faking-it-and-feeling-good/
In correlation with our Illinois Library Association Presentation “We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Robots,” Robot Kitchen is proud to present our five favorite programs that will help you bust ...
http://robottestkitchen.com/2015/10/22/robot-test-kitchens-5-barrier-busting-programs/
I often feel intimidated by the things I don’t know. Last year I ran across this quote and I mention it in my #ILLibraries15 presentation. I printed it out and it hangs over my desk at wo...
A question that has come up a few times about some of our robots is, “Does this have any educational use, or is it just a toy?” I’d like to always say that it’s educational, and emphasize...
What a lucky kid. Seventh grader C is an active participant in our library’s summer reading club. Last year, his first year participating in the teen program, he won the big tech-focused prize:...
http://robottestkitchen.com/2015/09/08/perseverance-and-problem-solving/
I’ve been sharing about the programming we’ve been doing with our local high school science department. The chair has really embraced programming at the library. He has a senior who is in...
http://robottestkitchen.com/2015/08/18/its-a-gas-and-other-science-programs/
The Library where I work has a small multi-purpose room. We call it the STEM room. Most days we have a live feed playing on the monitor via AppleTv and an iPad. For most of the Spring, we h...
http://robottestkitchen.com/2015/07/14/whats-up-in-the-stem-room-and-a-10-tuesday/