IRobot® - Root® Coding Robot

Root® is a little robot with lots of possibilities. Root® helps you learn, play, and explore using your imagination. Root® is the only coding companion that grows with you from pre-readers all the way through high school. Coders of any age or skill level can use Root® as their creative tool in defying gravity and climbing walls, moving about on smooth surfaces to draw artwork, playing music, responding to touch and colour or using many of its other unique abilities. Compatible only with iPad and iPhone running iOS 10 or later. Recommended for ages 4+.

Children can code Root® to draw artwork, scan colours, play music, respond to touch, light, and sound, and climb whiteboard walls, all while exploring the fundamentals of robotics. Students and Teachers can use the Root® to combine the content and skills from multiple interdisciplinary subjects into one learning experience.

Propel learning forwards with additional, standards-aligned premium content that is available with a subscription to Root® Academy.

• Level 1: Easy for beginners, but still challenging enough to keep experienced coders engaged. Students begin with Graphical Coding, where graphical blocks teach the essential coding logic skills.
• Level 2: Students advance to hybrid coding, where hybrid drag and drop language builds computational fluency.
• Level 3: Students will learn the structure and syntax of professional, full text coding languages in Swift- Python and JavaScript.

The Learning Library

Root® comes packed full of fun and engaging activities for the classroom, categorised into units for an easy breezy lesson plans. You'll never run out of exciting tasks when you use The Learning Library. Click here to view the units and activities available for your robot.

Professional Development

We're here to help you, regardless of your skill or knowledge, to use technology in your classroom. iRobot® provides onset training and webinars valuable for your progression. You'll find getting started guidelines to assist you and clear advice on the actions to take to fulfil your STEAM experience. Click here to view your professional development options.

• 1 Root® coding robot
• 1 Foldout whiteboard
• 4 Vinyl cling sheets
• 1 USB charging cable
• 2 Dry erase markers
• 1 Dry erase cloth
• Root® coding app free download