Educational construction modular unit
US9472112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40304
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is a robotics construction kit that serves as a platform for children to engage in problem-solving and innovative thinking in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. By designing and building robotics constructions from an apparently simple set of blocks that encapsulate the kinetic, electronic, and software elements of robots, children and others can encounter, explore, and experiment with basic principles of science and computation. Unlike existing robotics construction kits for education, the present invention embodies computation in every element, which affords understanding systems of distributed computation, rather than systems of top-down control.
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