For education
Robot programming materials "toio" for kindergarteners and elementary school students
Touch it, and you can do it.
Small Intelligent cube for small hands with intelligence.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
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only 32 mm -tiny robot is packed with cutting-edge technology born from Sony's research and development.
A ready-to-use set can support teachers even first-time to teach programming teachers you to start your classes today.
1) toio Core Cube (2sets)
2) Charger for toio Core Cube (1set)
3) Bricks set (1set)
4) toio sheet - Basic (1set)
-toio sheet - SPACE (1set)
-toio sheet - OCEAN (1set)
With＋20 hours of curriculum, you can use toio for classes easily.
| Level | Program | Contents | Duration (min.) |
Key learning | |
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| Starter | *Use 1 Toio per person. | ||||
| 1 | Programming Basic 1 | Make a Toio go straight, change its direction, and move it to the goal. Change the start and goal positions, place obstacles on the way, and take on various challenges. |
80 | Sequential processing, event
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| 2 | Programming Basic 2 | Repeat the same movement. Go back and forth to the same spot, or repeatedly carry items from the start to the goal. |
80 | Loop processing, Move by specifying the cell | |
| 3 | Programming Basic 3 | Understand basic toio programming. | 80 | Review of basic programming | |
| 4 | Obstacle Race | Aim to reach the goal as quickly as possible! Move from the start to the goal. Dodge obstacles and pass through checkpoints in the set order while following the rules. |
80 | Practice of programming basics | |
| 5 | Pair work 1 | Two people work together to program the two Toios to work together. | 80 | AND conditions, Know your location | |
| 6 | Pair work 2 | Two people will work together to challenge a mission with two Toios. | 80 | Conditional branch processing | |
| Level | Program | Contents | Duration (min.) |
Key learning | |
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| Expansion | *Use 2 Toios per person. | ||||
| 1 | Two Toios 1 | Understand how to run two Toios together. | 90 | Program using two Toios | |
| 2 | Two Toios 2 | ROperate two Toios in synchrony. Have the first Toio chase the second one, or relay between two Toios. |
90 | Program using two Toios | |
| 3 | Two Toios 3 | Two toios are moved in tandem; they run away from each other so that the Toios are not next to each other, or they move to a place where there are no Toios. |
90 | Conditional branch processing | |
| 4 | Autonomous Driving | Create a program for autonomous driving of Toio cars. Make a program that prevents the cars from colliding with each other, stops upon finding obstacles, and drives safely. |
100 | Program using two Toios
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| 5 | Protect the Ocean | Take on missions to collect marine debris and help stranded whales. | 120 | Case-based practice | |
| 6 | Protect the space | Take on a mission to collect space debris. | 120 | Case-based practice
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| 7 | Puzzle game | Take on a puzzle game to avoid and move blocks with toio. | 90 | Case-based practice | |
Multilingualization requests are available upon request.
In Japan, it has been introduced in many educational institutions such as elementary schools and cram schools.
Hitoyoshi City,
Kumamoto Prefecture
All elementary schools in Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, offer classes using toio™ for first to sixth graders. The programs they create run immediately and can be seen and verified with their eyes, so even first-time programmers can enjoy learning programming. The cute appearance of toio™ also helps to keep children interested and engaged in learning.
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