The Finch is a programmable robot that brings computer science to life by providing students from kindergarten to college a hands-on representation of their code.
Please note that the Finch uses micro:bit as its processor; you must have one in order to operate the robot. Every Finch includes a USB-C cable for charging. If you purchase the model with a micro:bit included, you'll receive a micro USB Cable for downloading to the micro:bit.
The Finch Robot 2.0 includes the following features:
- Bluetooth wireless connection
- Integrated and rechargeable battery (lasts 7+ hours)
- Centrally positioned marker holder for drawing
- 5 tri-color LEDs
- Multi-tonal buzzer
- Wheel encoders for precise and accurate movement
- 2 light sensors
- 1 distance / obstacle / ultrasonic sensor
- 2 infrared line tracking sensors
- Compatible with plastic bricks for adding accessories & building fun
- Marks on wheels for counting revolutions
- Surface can be written on with whiteboard markers
- micro:bit features: accelerometer, radio, compass, buttons
- RoHS compliant
The Finch Robot 2.0 works with the following programming languages:
- FinchBlox (icon-based for pre-readers - available on iOS, Android, Fire OS)
- BirdBlox (block-based - available on iOS, Android, Fire OS)
- MakeCode (block-based - available on Chromebooks, Mac, Windows, Linux)
- Snap! (block-based - available on Chromebooks, Mac, Windows)
- Python (text-based - available on Chromebooks, Mac, Windows)
- Java (text-based - available on Mac, Windows)
- Swift (text-based iOS app builder - available on Mac)
- Kotlin (text-based Android app builder - available on Mac, Windows)