Description
A robot that plays, for example, "scissors, stone, paper" can calculate, becomes a compass or digital cube, measures temperature, can be controlled remotely via the app – that's Proxi.
The Proxi design is part of the experiment kit and of course the instructions show step by step what was to be done and gives information on what to observe during assembly. This promotes fine motor technology and gives a great insight into the inner workings of the robot. In this way, children can easily understand how Proxi works.
Once Proxi has been set up, the micro:bit board comes into play. KOSMOS offers programming beginners ready-to-download codes so that they can play directly with Proxi. Children only need to connect the micro:bit to a computer with the supplied USB cable and drag and drop the downloaded code onto the board.
Then the micro:bit is simply inserted into Proxis head and the fun can start: It sings and dances, becomes the bowling ball or shows small notes in its display.
Of course, children can also program the micro:bit board themselves. The manual explains how to do this in a child-friendly way and uses a clear example.
the micro:bit board is programd using a graphical, block-based programming language (MakeCode).
Children can modify the existing codes or write their own programs. And of course they have all the knowledge and all the projects of the huge micro:bit community open to them.
Users can access the programming editor and community projects via the site microbit.org, which is operated by the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, a non-profit organization whose goal is to enable children to access education in the field of IT.
Proxi is a micro:bit accessory set recognized by the Microbit Foundation.
