MakeBlock · 10 products

MakeBlock is a company that was founded in 2013. Today, it distributes its products worldwide and contributes to the education of young students in many schools. The founder (and CEO) is Jasen Wang - a robotics enthusiast and one of China's top 30 entrepreneurs under the age of 30. He and his staff set out to create opportunities for adept robotics students and encourage more people to take an interest in the field. It was important to him to provide products of high quality and utility value so that people fascinated by new technologies can turn their visions and ideas into reality. Instead, the goal is to achieve a high level of integration between technology and education.

Learning robotics with MakeBlock

MakeBlock is a well-known and reputable company that operates worldwide. It is a supplier of STEAM teaching solutions to many schools. The products develop imagination, their use is excellent not only as a form of entertainment, but most of all education. With STEAM, the company has achieved massive success - products are sold in over 140 countries through more than 1,600 distributors and channel partners. STEAM solutions are used in over 25,000 schools worldwide. In France, Makeblock products have been included in school textbooks, and more than 6,000 primary and secondary schools there use Makeblock software and hardware. In Hong Kong, more than half of the primary and secondary schools use STEAM solutions. Makeblock also supports students in Portuguese and Bulgarian schools, and in Africa is the official robot supplier to Robots Mali (the National Collaborative Robotics Education Center in Mali). The Neuron Explorer kit joins Apple.com and Apple Stores worldwide, and its compatibility with Swift Playgrounds software supports the promotion of programming education.

What is STEAM Education?

STEAM Education is an innovative approach to education. It is different from a mono-disciplinary one and encompasses many disciplines at once - science, technology, engineering, art and math. Students solve real-world problems in the form of projects, thus developing their logical reasoning, creativity, teamwork skills and many other abilities better and faster. Makeblock combines technology and education - the STEAM platform includes mechanics, electronics and software. The company believes that, especially at the beginning of education, extensive learning is more important than detailed exploration, and that practical skills are more useful than a lot of theory. With the help of technical devices and mind training, Makeblock strives to open the way for children to willingly accept challenges in the future, as well as to be able to exercise critical judgment and be responsible members of society.

What can you find in the Botland store?

In our store you will find a number of ready-made kits for building your own robot or other device. This is, for example, a plotter (a machine for drawing), the Ultimate Robot Kit 2.0 (a set to build a variety of manipulators or mobile robots), modular drones or various kits for young inventors. We also offer educational robots for children at the primary school level, so that they can learn the basics of programming and robotics at such an early stage. In addition, there are many parts kits and individual components available so that you can build your own device. Many of the products (such as controllers) are compatible with popular Arduino boards.