Early Years

A small Sphero robot that can be driven with a joystick interface, Sphero Edu programs or facial movements (the Sphero Mini also comes with small bowling pins and cone accessories/obstacles). You can also download a free app (Sphero Play) which contains several games which use the Sphero Mini, as well as the Face Drive feature.

Records and plays back 40 seconds of speech, music or sound effects and has a removable clear cover for adding pictures/writing etc. a locking switch for preventing accidental deletion of messages, a kick-stand and a built-in mirror to help children see how sounds are formed.

(Requires 3 x AAA batteries)

Order segments (1 sound segment, 3 straights, 2 right turns and 2 left turns) to send the Code-a-Pillar in different directions. You can also purchase the Silly Sounds & Lights Expansion Pack (adds some different sounds) the Master Moves Expansion pack (adds a 180° left turn, 45° right turn and a segment for repeating the action of the previous segment), the Basic Expansion Pack (more direction segments) or add ons for adding additional segments (such as a 360° right turn).

A robot with a range of abilities that can be controlled in different ways using 5 free apps. Dash can be used in conjunction with Dot.

The 5 free apps for Dash are:

• Go: Customising and learning about Dash and Dot

• Wonder: Challenge maps and coding

• Blockly: Programming with block code

• Path: Program and create paths on different backdrops

• Xylo: Compose music (requires Dash’s Xylophone)

The Dot Creativity Kit includes Dot the robot and many accessories to help customise Dot and work on projects; 3 free apps can be used with Dot (Go, Wonder and Blockly). Dot can be used in conjunction with Dash.

(The Dot Creativity Kit comes with Dot when Dot is bought separately)