iRobot® Root® rt0

Item # RT00020 RT00020
$129.99

3.9 out of 5 Customer Rating
iRobot® Coding Robot
iRobot® Root® rt0
Item # RT00020 RT00020
$129.99

3.9 out of 5 Customer Rating
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Invest in your children's future
Bring code to life through innovation and exploration
Bring code to life through innovation and exploration
The Root® rt0 coding robot combines family friendly fun and hours of coding activities at your fingertips. With over 20 reactive sensors and features this smart robot appeals to children and families of all interests.
Classroom learning at home
Classroom learning at home
Packed with lessons, projects, and activities for hands-on problem solving, the Root® rt0 is a great investment in your child's future. Innovative technology allows you to customize and control your rt0 to drive, draw, detect, light up, play music, and more.

Engage everyone's unique interests

Explore code and unleash creativity

What you can do with the Root® rt0

What you can do with the Root® rt0

Offering over 20 sensors and capabilities, program your Root® rt0 to drive, turn, draw, light-up, play music, and more. Its combination of activities and features result in engagement for hours at a time and offer countless opportunities for learning and family bonding.

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New to coding? We have you covered

New to coding? We have you covered

No matter your family’s experience with coding or robotics, the Root® rt0 coding robot makes learning to program easy and advances with you as your skills progress.

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iRobot® Coding platform

iRobot® Coding platform

Use your device's Bluetooth® technology to pair your Root® rt0 with the iRobot® Coding platform and watch your code come to life.

Designed to advance with you as your skills progress, the Root® rt0 is a coding companion that's easy for beginners but still challenging enough to keep experienced coders engaged. Featuring 3 Learning Levels for any ability, you can start where you're comfortable and keep building from there.

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Master coding with 3 Learning Levels for any skill-level

Level 1: Graphical Blocks

Level 1: Graphical Blocks

Learning Level 1 uses drag-and-drop, graphical blocks to teach the fundamental logic skills of coding. No reading skills required!

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Learning Level 2: Hybrid Blocks

Learning Level 2: Hybrid Blocks

Learning Level 2 builds computational fluency with hybrid blocks that feature a mixture of graphics and coding script.

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Leaning Level 3: Full text Blocks

Leaning Level 3: Full text Blocks

Learning Level 3 uses full-text code to teach the structure and syntax of professional coding languages, including the powerful Swift.

When it's time to progress, use the iRobot® Coding's auto-level converter to instantly translate your programs across all 3 Learning Levels so you can continue learning. 

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Discover hours of activities at your fingertips

Code, create and collaborate

Code, create and collaborate

Train your brain with a learning library containing hours of activities that support individual, one-to-one and even family participation. From free tutorials to ready-to-go code and beyond, choose to follow the existing progression of lessons or use them as a basis to unlock your own coding journey with the Root® rt0.

For advanced learners, premium classroom learning content modeled after educational standards is also available on a subscription-basis. 

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iRobot empowers learners.

iRobot empowers learners.

With over 30 years of building and programming robots, learn to code with the expert that brings you the Roomba® robot vacuum and Braava® robot mop.

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Add your own accessories

Add your own accessories

Use the magnetic attachment points, marker holder, or charging port on the Root® rt0 to attach accessories or your own 3D printed creations.

Take your creativity to the next level with the new Root™ Brick Top which lets you turn the Root® robot into just about anything you can imagine – from a mobile catapult to a glowing rocket ship. Compatible with a variety of common building blocks. (Root™ Brick Top sold separately.) 

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What's included:
1 Root® rt0 Coding Robot
1 Charging Cable
1 Set of Vinyl Cling Sheets
1 Fold-Out Whiteboard
1 Dry Erase Marker
1 Dry Erase Cloth
Size
7.87 in x 3.94 in x 7.87 in
Weight
2.45 lbs
Battery
Lithium Ion
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth Low Energy (30+ m range)

Sensors
4 Capacitive Top Touch Zones
2 Front Bumpers
2 Light-sensing Eyes
2 Wheel Encoders
1 Power/Nose Button
1 3D Gyroscope
1 3D Accelerometer
1 Battery Level Monitor
Outputs
2 Drive Motors
4 Large Multicolor LED Lights
1 Piezoelectric Speaker
1 Marker Lift and Drop
External Connectors
1 Charging Cable included for charging and accessories
2 Charging Contacts
Software
iRobot® Coding platform available at code.irobot.com
The robot updates over a Bluetooth connection

Compatible Operating Systems
The Root® rt0 Coding Robot is compatible with devices running most major, up-to-date operating systems, including Android, Chrome OS, Windows, iOS, and macOS. Users may access the iRobot® Coding platform at code.irobot.com and control the robot using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) compatible device and supported browser, such as Chrome or Edge.
The iRobot limited warranty shall not apply to failures or problems which are caused by products or equipment not authorized by iRobot Corporation.
Robot products purchased in North America are intended for use in North America only. Both the 60-day, money-back guarantee and the limited warranty are void if products are used outside North America.
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A: The Root® coding robot is designed for learners who are 6 years old and up. For children under the age of 6, helping hands are recommended.

A: Yes! Visit iRobot™ Education's Learning Library for a number of resources to help you get started including starter tutorials, projects and videos.

A: The Root® coding robot is designed to be used with its companion iRobot® Coding App, available for free.

A: The iRobot® Coding App is compatible with devices running most major, up-to-date operating systems, including Android, Windows, Chrome OS, iOS and macOS. In order to connect your Root® coding robot to the iRobot® Coding App, your device requires Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and a supported browser such as Chrome or Edge.

A: The Root® coding robot helps you build your way up from graphical coding to full-text coding, and currently includes Swift on Learning Level 3.

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