Robolink CoDrone Lite - Programmable and Educational Drone Kit

Features

• Meet Lite. It's the same drone as our Pro version, just lighter. As in, without the buildable remote and Smart Inventor main board.
• Lite is for younger audiences who want to learn foundational concepts behind coding, but may not be ready yet for full-on text-based coding.
• Learn how to program your own custom flight patterns, the logic behind programming remotes, how to navigate through obstacles, and more.

Description

Meet CoDrone Lite. It's a programmable drone designed to teach young kids programming. Built with 6 different sensors, it will help anyone programming and flying the drone see how their code comes to life and interacts with the real world! Robolink has built Snap! for Robolink, a block-based coding environment built especially for beginners getting started on their journey of becoming an engineer. Now drones are accessible for younger audiences who want a simple intro to the concepts behind programming. CoDrone Lite is for younger audiences who want to learn foundational concepts behind coding, but may not be ready yet for full-on text-based coding. The CoDrone kit comes with a CoDrone unit, a battery and charger, extra propellers, and a BLE board. Learn how to program your own custom flight patterns, the logic behind programming remotes, how to navigate through obstacles, and more. We are the first educational drone. No other drone in the market directly addresses the need for STEM education with as much breadth or depth, while still remaining accessible and fun for children. Our products have been tested by our own engineers in various classroom settings with our very own students. The learning material is free and easily accessible online, taught by our own instructors. Robolink was established in 2012 in San Diego, California to encourage students to engage with STEM. We make fun and approachable robotics kits that bring computer science to life and teach real industry competency. They’re also at the cutting edge of technology! We were the first to make a programmable educational drone as well as a self-driving car kit that teaches artificial intelligence. Our Mission? Make STEM education accessible, engaging, and fun for all. We teach programming and artificial intelligence through our robots, work with teachers all over the world, and ship kits to (almost) all seven continents.

Product Dimensions 5.2 x 5.2 x 1 inches

Item Weight 12 ounces

ASIN B074GZ29WR

Item model number CoDrone Lite

Manufacturer recommended age 10 - 18 years

Batteries 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)

Customer Reviews 4.1 out of 5 stars 10 ratings 4.1 out of 5 stars

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No

Manufacturer Robolink, Inc.

Date First Available August 1, 2017

abunda_amazon_reviews I’ve been teaching drones for over 2 years at the local tech club. I purchased a CoDrone to see how it might be used in our programs. I was throughly impressed. Out of the box, I had it up and running on a chrome book using Blockly within 1 minute. I didn’t even have to use the external blue tooth module that was include. I also tested it using Snap! and python. The python integration was one of the best I’ve seen. The CoDrone was the only drone I’ve found so far that exposes the sensor data the the user, which has been my issue with the parrot mambo and Ryze Tello. The only drawback seems to be that the IR receiver and transmitters used for “Battle Bots” does not seem to be included in the python libraries. I am purchasing the educational pack for my own after school program.;;Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2019;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;Only educational drone I’ve found that exposes the sensor data to the student programmer, FINALLY!;;John Arthur;;;I was hoping to use it with Scratch but the environment I found isn't the greatest - and it sometimes "misbehaves" and flies up to the ceiling and just stays there. You have to flip it upside down to get it to shut off. I've seen others use it with different environments so I'll eventually try those. Either way, works good enough for 4 stars - still would recommend to learn coding, physics, etc.;;Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2019;;4.0 out of 5 stars;;Great codable drone!;;Paul;;;CoDrone Lite can be used with Snap! a code block-based programming language and less reliance on the remote controller. Our students enjoyed the Snap! environment and created code for the CoDrone faster, and code that was more accurate. Working through the tutorials and missions on the Robolink website is worthwhile for students. Part of the assessment for this unit of work was a Coding Folio that included the programs created and run on the CoDrone by each student. The major assessment task however, was the creation of a flight path that navigated the machine successfully to its destination, avoiding all obstacles. We chose to develop a flight path through our library. Highly recommends for students in Junior high to high school students!;;Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;Highly recommends for students!;;Jihong Kim;;;Quite frankly, I returned this item. I was using to teach younger kids about robotics and programming all in one, however these bots were just way too overpriced for our program. These ARE NOT arduino compatible (as advertised) and there is really no way to interface with an arduino device at all. They are also extremely small and has a laughable battery life for the price. Definitely don't crash these too much and don't plan on using this to teach anyone beyond 8th grade.;;Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2019;;3.0 out of 5 stars;;Great Educational Resource, but OVERPRICED;;Otis;;;There are a lot of drones out there, but this one is different.. it’s an awesome learning tool - you can program it to fly specific patterns and navigate obstacles. I bought two based on a friend's recommendation and was not disappointed. I like that my nephew and godson have something fun to play with while simultaneously learning desirable coding skills. Customer service was fantastic - the team was quick to respond to my e-mail when I had questions about how to get everything working. Made great gifts for the little ones.;;Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;it’s an awesome learning tool - you can program it to fly ...;;Amazon Customer;;;Kids coding drones!;;Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;Great drones!;;Beth Weeks;;;I bought this drone for my 17 yr old sibling and I. We both loved the challenge of learning the programming aspect of the drone and the satisfaction you get when it does what you tell it to do. Definitely recommend it!;;Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;We both loved the challenge of learning the programming aspect of the ...;;Marco Bautista;;;Cool drone with a cool concept. I got this for my little cousin who’s 9 for his birthday and got started with him. The online instructions were pretty easy to follow. My cousin who had no coding experience before got the drone flying pretty quickly! The block programming they use seems pretty similar to Scratch, and we had fun making our drone do different things around his house. It seems pretty durable too since it seemed fine after we crashed it into the walls and different family members throughout the night. The only thing I wish was that it had a longer battery life. It would die within 10 minutes, but then I guess it comes with a charger. We would just charge it while we played around with the code. Overall is a pretty cool gift for a 9 year old kid!;;Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2017;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;Great fun and educational gift for a 9 year old;;ashley