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.

toio

Produced by
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

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What's "toio"?

The Ideal learning tool for coding beginners

  • Make

  • Move

  • More ideas

For ages 5+

only 32 mm -tiny robot is packed with cutting-edge technology born from Sony's research and development.

Package List

A ready-to-use set can support teachers even first-time to teach programming teachers you to start your classes today.

toio Core Cube

1) toio Core Cube (2sets)

Charger for toio Core Cube

2) Charger for toio Core Cube (1set)

Bricks set

3) Bricks set (1set)

toio sheet - Basic

4) toio sheet - Basic (1set)

toio Starter Set

  • 1) toio Core Cube (2sets)
  • 2) Charger for toio Core Cube (1set)
  • 3) Bricks set (1set)
  • 4) toio sheet - Basic (1set)
toio sheet - SPACE

-toio sheet - SPACE (1set)

toio sheet - OCEAN

-toio sheet - OCEAN (1set)

toio Expansion Set

  • 1) toio sheet (2sets) -toio sheet - SPACE (1set)
    -toio sheet - OCEAN (1set)

Teachers' Resources|
Lesson Plans (Curriculum)

With+20 hours of curriculum, you can use toio for classes easily.

Starter For ages 5+
Level Program Contents Duration
(min.)
Key learning
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
See the sample
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
Expansion For ages 6+
Level Program Contents Duration
(min.)
Key learning
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
See the sample
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
See the sample
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.

Case studies

In Japan, it has been introduced in many educational institutions such as elementary schools and cram schools.

Case studies image
  • Case:

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.

toio MISSION

Success case demo
Failure case demo (as realistic situation)

toio INNOVATORS

Success case demo
Failure case demo (as realistic situation)

system requirements

  • PC
    • Windows 10 64bit version 1709 or higher and Bluetooth® 4.0 compatible
    • Mac OS 10.13 or later and Bluetooth® 4.0 compatible Mac
  • Browser
    • Chrome (ver 63 or later), Firefox (ver 57 or later), Safari (ver 11 or later) or Edge (ver 15 or later)
  • Scratch Link
    • Windows10: Version1.3.67.0
    • Mac: Version1.3.67
  • Internet connection environment
    • A non-proxy connection is required
  • Tablet
    • Please use the app for tablets.
    App Store
    Get it on Google Play
    • The app may not be available depending on the country setting of your ID.
    • Compatible with iPadOS 13 or later and Android 9 or later Chromebooks.
    • Please see the requirements for each application for details.

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