Cozmo by Anki

Cozmo is the first AI-powered robot that became available for students to explore AI while learning to code. Cozmo is equipped with proximity sensors, a gyroscope and a downward-facing cliff detector, and a camera, which allows it to sense its environment. Cozmo has a vision capability, which allows it to learn human faces and objects, and sense human feelings. It provides several coding options, such as Code Lab – a block coding environment, built on Scratch Blocks, for younger students and Python. It provides SDKs for expert programmers to explore its AI capabilities. Code Lab is a coding app that runs on tablets. Calypso (https://calypso.software/) is another coding app for Cozmo. It also runs on tablets. Calypso is a simple tile-based user interface to teach robot logic and behavior. It also provides an AI lesson that encourages students to learn how AI works while developing coding skills. RedyAI, a company promoting AI education based in Pittsburgh, developed an AI education unit for elementary school students (https://edu.readyai.org/courses/lesson-plans-elementary-school/). The lessons incorporate project-based learning and let students explore AI concepts with a special focus on AI ethics and AI for social good. Cozmo is currently not available; however, it will become available again in Fall 2021.