Creating the Jade Robot has been a remarkable journey for us. The Mimetics founders
started as volunteers, providing robot workshops in 2001. Since then, we've brought
robots to over 15,000 students and their families (Figure 2), working through five
generations of robots
(including three that I
have designed, shown in
Figures 3 through 5) in a
wide variety of different
venues. From the very
beginning, we have
strived to understand
what excites children
about robots and inspire
them to look towards a
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Figure 2. Classroom workshop, introducing students to robots and programming.
These are just some of the 15,000 students we've worked with over the years.
Jade Robot
The Evolution of the
