Next Gen Robot A Next Gen Robot is a superfun AI learning kit that helps kids aged 7-14 learn about AI, robotics, and programming. It is a reconfigurable robot that gives kids the power to understand industry-standard concepts by building their own bots & projects. The kit allows them to create an at-home learning ecosystem that allows children to learn, innovate and grow by creating exciting real-world application-based DIY projects.
Coding - Graphical & Python Artificial Intelligence Advanced Robotics
Self Driving Car Technology Interactive AI Projects Robot Localization & Automation
Next Gen Robot Ultimate Kit - Various Robots Configurations and Projects
Two Wheel Driver
Horizontal Robot
Two Wheel Driver Vertical Robot
Four Wheel Driver
Horizontal Robot
Obstacle Avoidance Robot Edge Detector Robot Vertical Steering Robot with
Ultrasonic Sensor
Gripper Robot with Phone QR Code based Localization Robot
Vertical Pick and Place Robot
Horizontal Pick and Place Robot Horizontal Steering Robot Customise your Robot
PictoBlox - The BEST AI Education Platform for Kids
PictoBlox is an interactive AI education and coding platform. It provides a fulfilling project-based learning experience through its AI & ML tools integrated into a graphical programming interface. With a user-friendly interface it is the ideal companion for setting the first step into the world of AI and coding. Later students can transition into Python coding in the same software with ease.
Face Detection Text Recognition Speech Recognition
Machine Learning Pose Detection Hardware Interaction
Curriculum 1: Learn AI with Next Gen Robot
# Lesson Name Topics & Activity Covered Image
1 Getting Familiar with Next Gen Robot ⦁ What is Next Gen Robot?
⦁ Assembly if any like attaching a battery or powering up.
⦁ Activity: Understanding various parts of Next Gen Robot (LED Matrix, Switches, IR Sensor & Touch sensors etc.)
2 Lights. Display. Fun! ⦁ What is PictoBlox?
⦁ Connecting Next Gen Robot to PictoBlox
⦁ Activity 1: Having fun with expressions - Making various predefined expressions and animations on Next Gen Robot's display
⦁ Activity 2: Making your own name batch
⦁ Activity 3: Beating Heart - Making custom animations on Next Gen Robot's display
3 Fun with Music ⦁ Introduction to Next Gen Robot's touch sensors
⦁ Activity 1: Touch Drum - Making music when someone touches Next Gen Robot
⦁ Activity 2: Dance party - Making animations in PictoBlox triggered using Next Gen Robot's touch
⦁ Controlling Music
⦁ Controlling Lights
4 Play Time! ⦁ Introduction to Next Gen Robot's switches
⦁ Activity 1: Fruit Catching Game - Making a game where using Next Gen Robot's switches user has to control the basket and catch the fruits coming from top in PictoBlox
⦁ Setting up the environment
⦁ Making fruits fall randomly
⦁ Controlling the Basket
⦁ Scoring
5 Introduction to AI with Next Gen Robot ⦁ What is Intelligence?
⦁ What is Artificial Intelligence?
⦁ Advantages of AI
⦁ Application of AI
⦁ Activity 1: Expression Detector - Making a program which identifies the expressions of the person and display the same expression on Next Gen Robot's display
6 Weather Monitoring System ⦁ Introduction to weather monitoring and Internet of Things
⦁ Why is it necessary?
⦁ Activity 1: Weather Monitoring System - Displaying the temperature, humidity and weather of any city on Next Gen Robot's display.
7 Waste Management System ⦁ Introduction to waste management
⦁ Biodegradable Vs. Non Biodegradable waste
⦁ Activity 1: Waste Management System - Making a program in PictoBlox to identify the type of waste using object detection and display the same to the user using Next Gen Robot.
⦁ Detecting Different Objects
⦁ Classifying the Waste
⦁ Displaying the Type of Waste
8 Road Safety with Next Gen Robot ⦁ Importance of Roads and Travelling
⦁ Road Signs and Safety
⦁ Activity 1: Road Safety System - Making a program in PictoBlox to detect various signs using Machine learning and displaying/notify the user of the same.
⦁ Detecting the Signs
⦁ Speaking/Listening to the Meaning of Sign
9 Face Recognition with Next Gen Robot ⦁ Importance of Having a Security System
⦁ Activity 1: Face Recognition-Based Security System - Making a program to save the user face and recognise it to open the lock in Next Gen Robot.
⦁ Detecting a Face & Saving It in the System
⦁ Matching a Face with Those in the System
⦁ Displaying the Locking/unlocking Status
10 Home Automation System ⦁ Home Automation Advantages
⦁ Activity 1: Making a Home Automation System - Creating a program to identify text using speech recognition and turn ON and OFF the light on Next Gen Robot using NLP - Natural Language Processing
⦁ Detecting the Voice
⦁ Text Classifier
⦁ Turning the Lights ON/OFF Using Voice Commands
Project of Learn AI with Next Gen Robotics
Curriculum 2: Robotics and AI Level 1
# Lesson Name Topics & Activity Covered Image
1 Say Hello to Next Gen Robot Robot! ⦁ What is Next Gen Robot & different configurations of robot?
⦁ Assembly if any, like attaching a battery or powering up.
⦁ Activity: Understanding various parts of Next Gen Robot (LED Matrix, Switches, IR Sensor & Touch sensors etc.)
2 Fun with Robotics ⦁ All About Robotics
⦁ Activity 1: Make Your Robot Move - Understanding and programming the robot to move forward, backward, left and right
⦁ Activity 2: Control Your Robot Wirelessly - Making a program to wirelessly control the robot
using keys
3 Line Following Robot ⦁ Why Line Following Robots?
⦁ Activity 1: Calibrating the IR Sensors
⦁ Activity 2: Making a Line Follower Robot
⦁ Activity 3: Simplified Lined Follower
4 Artificial Intelligence with Next Gen Robot ⦁ How AI Makes a Robot Smart?
⦁ Activity 1: Making a Face Recognition System - Make robot recognize the face using face recognition and make the robot perform based on the expressions.
⦁ Activity 2: Making a Robo-Pet
5 Next Gen Robot as an AI Delivery Bot ⦁ Why Delivery Bots?
⦁ How Does AI Make Them Smart?
⦁ Activity 1: Detecting Numbers - Detecting numbers using Machine Learning
⦁ Activity 2: Making an AI Delivery Bot - Making a robot which follows line, detects numbers and stopping at number 1, 2 and 3
6 Make Your Own Waste Collector ⦁ Why Waste Collecting Bots?
⦁ How Does AI Make Them Smart?
⦁ Activity 1: Waste Identifier: Making a custom machine learn model to identify paper and battery waste using Teachable Machine
⦁ Activity 2: Waste Collector Robot: Making a robot which identifies the waste and travels to the checkpoint to drop it accordingly.
7 Next Gen Robot as an AI Assistance Bot ⦁ Why AI Assistants?
⦁ How Does AI Make Them Smart?
⦁ Activity 1 - Making a text classifier: Making a natural language processing model which identifies the destination of the robot based on the command
⦁ Activity 2 - AI Assistance Robot: Making the robot which follows the command.
8 Make Your Own
Self-Driving Car ⦁ Why Self-Driving Cars?
⦁ How Does AI Make Them Smart?
⦁ Activity 1 - Detecting Signs & Landmarks: Making a program to detect signs using Machine Learning
⦁ Activity 2 - Self Driving Robot: Making a
robot which identifies and follow the signs
Project for Next Gen Robotics & AI Level 1
Curriculum 3: Robotics and AI Level 2
# Lesson Name Topics & Activity Covered Image
1 Introduction to Robots & AI ⦁ How AI is making robots smart?
⦁ Making a line following robot
2 Hand Controlled 4-Wheel Robot ⦁ Assembly of the robot
⦁ Activity: Making a gesture controlled robot which is controlled with a human hand. It performs actions according to hand position on the stage.
3 Automated Steering Robot ⦁ Assembly of the robot
⦁ Activity 1: Understanding and making a program to control the steering robot with PictoBlox
⦁ Activity 2: Making a program to automate the parking of a robot with steering
4 Pick and Place Vertical Robot ⦁ Assembly of the robot
⦁ Learn the picking mechanism
⦁ Activity: Making a pick and place robot which is controlled with PictoBlox to move around and pick rectangular boxes.
5 Obstacle Avoidance Robot ⦁ Assemble of the robot
⦁ Understanding the logic of obstacle avoiding robot
⦁ Activity 1: Interfacing and programming ultrasonic sensor in PictoBlox
⦁ Activity 2: Interfacing and programming servo control in PictoBlox
⦁ Activity 3: Making a obstacle avoidance robot which stops when an obstacle comes in front of it, check its surrounding and move in an empty place
6 Advance Self Driving Robot ⦁ Assemble the robot
⦁ Activity: Making a robot which follows line, detects obstacle in path to stop using ultrasonic sensor and take decisions using sign detection in PictoBlox
7 IoT Enabled Autonomous Pick and Place Robot ⦁ Assemble the robot
⦁ Activity 1: Making the robot automatically pick a box when a box is placed in front of the robot.
⦁ Activity 2: Making a robot which picks the box from one position, place it automatically on the destination, reports the number of box delivered on server and comes back to the start position using line following
8 Autonomous Pizza Delivery Robot ⦁ Assemble the robot
⦁ Activity 1: Detect the pizza using PictoBlox and grab it using gripper
⦁ Activity 2: Make a robot which detects pizza, grab it using gripper, follows line until destination is reached, and delivers the pizza
9 QR Scanner Based Localization ⦁ Assemble the robot
⦁ Activity 1: Identifying and localizing the robot in PictoBlox using QR code.
⦁ Activity 2: Using localization make the robot move, pick the box, and place it in the destination
Project for Next Gen Robotics & AI Level 2