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Photos: New tech that’s teaching kids how to code

By Lyndsey Gilpin January 31, 2014, 9:01 AM PST

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Photos: New tech that’s teaching kids how to code

Bo is programmed to play the xylophone

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Bo is programmed to play the xylophone

Startups around the world are creating innovative products–from storybooks to robots–to immerse children in the world of programming at an early age.

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Photos: New tech that’s teaching kids how to code

Bo helps clean up blocks

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Bo helps clean up blocks

Bo the robot can be programmed to pick up other toys with his arms. Play-i is expected to release the toy later this year. 

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Bo and Yana play hide and seek.jpg
Bo and Yana play hide and seek.jpg
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Bo and Yana interact

Bo and Yana interact

Bo and Yana can sense each other. Kids can program the robots to interact and even play hide-and-seek. 

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Photos: New tech that’s teaching kids how to code

Program Bo on an iPad

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Program Bo on an iPad

The robot is programmed through an iPad or iPhone. Kids can create many different sequences. 

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Photos: New tech that’s teaching kids how to code

Yana's programming interface

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Yana's programming interface

Yana is a storyteller. She can be programmed to turn into many different animals and characters with the swipe of a finger. 

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Photos: New tech that’s teaching kids how to code

Kodable: an app to teach programming concepts

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Kodable: an app to teach programming concepts

Kodable is an app created for children so they can learn the basic concepts of programming language. Fuzzy, friendly aliens travel through their planet in the game. 

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Playing the Kodable game

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Playing the Kodable game

There is no text in Kodable, so children of all ages around the world are able to use the app by understanding the simple symbols. 

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Hello Ruby narrates programming concepts

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Hello Ruby narrates programming concepts

Ruby is the character in a storybook about technology that has become one of the most popular campaigns on Kickstarter, raising more than $200,000. 

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Ruby's big imagination

Ruby's big imagination

Hello Ruby founder Linda Liukas wants to show children that they can build a world of their own with computer programming. 

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Hello Ruby comes with a workbook

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Hello Ruby comes with a workbook

After reading the story, children can work through an activity book to help them better understand concepts such as sequences and loops, as well as learn basic programming language.

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