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Painting and programming with Ozobot's Bob Belt

Painting & Programming: An Interview With Artist/Engineer Bob Belt

Our Artists & Engineers series replaces the actor/model with the artist/engineer,  a STEAM slash-something that is really worth looking up to. Get inspired by the individuals and collectives we interview, including Laetitia Sonami, Mitch Wenger, Arthur Ganson, and Ozobot’s own Bob Belt below, as they open up about the projects they’re excited about, where they think technology is headed, and what advice …

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Discover 15 robots that can help around the home by Ozobot

Evo’s Buddies: 15 Robots that Help Out Around the Home

Our Robots in the World series looks at the large and small ways robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence are changing our lives. We’ve already looked at how humans are collaborating with robots in hospitals and in our oceans. Even robots have ambitions. Take Evo. Sure, the bot’s spent the last several years teaching hundreds of thousands of kids …

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The gender gap in tech, the causes and solutions explored by Ozobot

Closing the Gender Gap in Tech

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated since it’s original publishing date. We added up-to-date statistics and resources. You may also notice a change in some of the language we use. At Ozobot, we try to regularly assess how the vernacular and ideas we present affect people, especially under-represented communities. Students of all genders play with …

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Book report on girl code and how teenage programmers are inspiring girls in tech

Book Report: Teenage Programmers Tell Their Story in Girl Code

Andrea “Andy” Gonzales and Sophie Houser were just like any other teenage girls, until they created a unique video game that went viral. The pair met during the Summer Immersion Program at Girls Who Code and the rest is history. Sophie and Andy recently wrote a book, called Girl Code, that tells of their individual …

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The STEM race gap and barriers minority students face by Ozobot

What You Need to Know About the STEM Race Gap

Minority students who dream about an engineering career face a host of barriers from implicit bias in early-childhood education to subconscious and overt racism in the workplace. There’s plenty of finger-pointing about where the racial gap starts, with some STEM organizations trying to find a magic solution to seal the gap and help students of …

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Fun Evo holiday steam activities to warm up winter break by Ozobot

Hack the Halls with Evo

With the holidays quickly approaching, we’re saving you time with a new kind of gift guide. Instead of breaking down all the stores and sites to visit this season, we’ve got a list of all the people in your life who would love Evo. Read on to see why Evo is the small, smart, social …

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Modern homeschooling and how technology is changing education

How Technology and Online Education are Making Homeschooling More Accessible

Technology is changing how we teach our students, but also where and when we teach our students. As digital learning resources grow, so do the number of homeschooled students in America. Who are these students who learn from home, and how can parents facilitate learning outside of the traditional classroom? To answer these questions, we …

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Special Needs and STEM: Help These Students Help the World

We’ve all heard that STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is highly beneficial for today’s students to learn and engage in. Scientific and technological innovations are rapidly increasing in our world every single day. STEM is the next generation’s future and is a huge part of their day-to-day routines. But what about students with …

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Why kids should code by Ozobot

Why Kids Should Code

A Parent’s Guide to the 21st Century Skills Children Are Learning Today Parents across the country will be shopping for school supplies and preparing their kids for a new school year in two short months, but they’re not just picking up tissue boxes and pencils anymore. Through the lesson plans and school supplies lists, parents …

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