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HERO: SOUND-SENSING ROBOT
RRP
AGE
ROBOTICS & PROGRAMMING
8+
£59.99
CASE
ITEM
3
620398
Make some noise, Hero hears everything! Build a unique soundsensing robot from over 100 parts and learn about engineering
and sound technology as you play and experiment with your sixlegged robot friend. Thanks to its three directional microphones,
Hero perceives and reacts to sounds, allowing you to control it by
clapping your hands, snapping your fingers, playing music, or using
the included castanet. Activate Hero to follow you around, respond to
specific series of sounds, join you in a dance party, or even challenge
you to a wild game of tug-of-war! With four different play modes,
Hero provides hours of open-ended play and exploration.
The full-colour, 52-page manual guides you through step-by-step
assembly and includes a comic-book-style story about your new
robot companion!
• A build-it-yourself robot that combines high-tech, screenfree play with cool lessons on the science of sound
• Hands-on assembly develops fine motor skills and provides
firsthand insight into the inner workings of robots
Tug of war
Follow me
KAI: THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOT
AGE
RRP
CASE
ITEM
10+
£99.99
3
620392
SIGNATURE
SERIES
Explore the future of advanced computing
technology with KAI — short for Kosmos
Artificial Intelligence! Build and program
an intelligent, six-legged, app-enabled
robot that uses machine learning to
react to the gestures and sounds that
you make. KAI can walk on its six legs,
rotate its upper body 360 degrees, and
its face is composed of 25 red LEDs that
can be programmed to show different
expressions and scrolling messages!
Using the included app and your smart
device’s camera and microphone,
record physical gestures and sounds,
and assign them to KAI’s five functions:
walk forwards and backwards, turn left
and right, and stop. The AI will learn to
recognise each gesture or sound, even if
they differ in small details. The more data
you collect, the better the AI will learn
from it.
Create an AI model in the training screen of the app using the data you collected.
Then put your AI model to the test in play mode by controlling your robot
remotely. Just perform the same gestures or sounds that you did when collecting
data, and your robot will perform the assigned function! You can also control
KAI directly using the remote-control function in the app or by using your smart
device as a gyroscope, tilting it in the direction you want it to move in.
Dancing
Remote-control by sound
