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The 116th Toy Fair in New York City continued the theme from previous years of blending engineering and toys. This year, there was a visible uptick in the number of coding toys. The future of the digital world is focused on the Internet of Things, the cloud, and robotics. Teaching coding to future scientists and engineers is now more important than ever. The fundamentals of engineering are also being repackaged into fun activities. With that in mind, here are some of the best sights from the 2019 Toy Fair.
ROBOTIX STEM EDUCATION KITS AND ROBOTS
Robotix is a line of STEM education toys to help the next generation of inventors and creators to learn coding, robotic programming, and critical thinking. The red handheld device, Phiro, is a robotics platform for children ages 4 to 18. Phiro is built with a progression system so that as kids develop and hone their skills, the device grows with them. It can wirelessly code Scratch 2.0, Snap!, or Phiro Code. The device is also Lego- and Arduino-compatible; kids can add Lego pieces to the side of the device to perform actions such as wheels for motorized movement. Taco Playbits is the puzzle piece kit seen above next to Phiro. It is an interactive screen free STEM for kids 3 and over to help teach coding by simply tapping on the chips with the Taco smart wand. It helps teach young children how to code through logic games, learning the alphabet, music, and math.
PAI BOTZ BLEND ROBOTS WITH AUGMENTED REALITY
Pai Botz is a...