Wider Walls for Robotics Mitchel Resnick MIT Media Lab Playful Invention Company

High Ceiling Low Floor

High Ceiling W i d e W a l l s Low Floor

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Integrating the Physical World One Reality Integrating the Physical World and the Virtual World

More than 5 million unique visitors to the website More than 500,000 downloads of the software More than 250,000 projects uploaded More than 1000 new projects every day Available in more than 40 languages

High Ceiling W i d e W a l l s Low Floor

Traditional LEGO Products High Ceiling Low Floor Narrow walls Wide walls

LEGO Robotics Products High Ceiling Under-populated NXT RCX WeDo Low Floor Narrow walls Wide walls

Widening the Walls for Robotics Integrate robotics throughout the entire LEGO product line Castles as well as bulldozers Support and encourage storytelling projects All children, of all ages, from all backgrounds, love to tell stories Incorporate lights and sounds Children want to record sounds, create music, design patterns of lights One Reality Integrate the physical world and the virtual world Include simple models with little or no mechanism Play value can come from lights, sounds, sensors, and programming Add “softer” high-tech elements Include elements that are smaller, simpler, and more colorful

LEGO DNA Hands-on, Minds-on Exuberance and fun Play that unites Facilitates creativity Modular Open ended Characteristic and recognizable design

LEGO DNA Hands-on, Minds-on Exuberance and fun Play that unites Facilitates creativity Modular Open ended Characteristic and recognizable design

Diversity Many types of projects Many ages Many learning styles Many domains

Widening the Walls for Robotics Integrate robotics throughout the entire LEGO product line Castles as well as bulldozers Support and encourage storytelling projects All children, of all ages, from all backgrounds, love to tell stories Incorporate lights and sounds Children want to record sounds, create music, design patterns of lights Provide a greater variety of sensors Focus especially on sensors that children can directly interact with Include very simple models with little or no mechanism Play value can come from lights, sounds, sensors, and programming Add “softer” high-tech elements Include elements that are smaller, simpler, and more colorful