Vortex: Educational Robotic Toy for Kids

Everybody knows the importance of learning how to code these days. Getting your kids started with programming and robotics is going to be much easier when you have a smart toy such as the Vortex. This is a fun robot that pairs with your iOS or Android device via Bluetooth and relies on various sensors to move around and react to your commands. It comes with four pre-installed games: Bumping Fight, Virtual Golf, Driving, and Robot Soccer.

Vortex is programmable. Just bring your iPad to get started. Users a get a visual interface to work with. The robot has 2 infrared proximity sensors, speed control, and mp3 player with 8MB of memory, and lights. Vortex is a dev kit in the form of a robotic toy. It is getting funded on Kickstarter.