Pi-Bot: The Next Great Tool in Robotics Learning Platforms!

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Melissa Jawaharlal
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The Pi-Bot is a uniquely designed (and affordable!) complete robot kit for anyone interested in building and programming robots!
Backers: 1107
Average Pledge Per Backer: $102

Funded: $113,175 of $70,000
Dates: Feb 9th -> Apr 10th (60 days)
Project By: Melissa Jawaharlal
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Latest News

A Final Stretch Goal: $105K - MiniBloq for Pi-Bot

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, With just about 30 hours left we have one final (very exciting) stretch goal for you. You have been asking us for another medium to ease into programming with the Pi-Bot. Here is a supplement we'd love to provide! We... (Read More)

Stretch goal of 85K reached! 3 days to go!

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, Just three days left! Thank you so much for your support on this journey - we couldn't be more excited to be bringing our Pi-Bot to you and to develop on our new Interactive Electronics Module which will be... (Read More)

Stretch Goals!

April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, Over the last 24 hours we have raised over 11K - we believe some stretch goals are in order!  We will be adding a tri-color LED and buzzer in every Pi-Bot without any additional cost to our kits. The buzzers are... (Read More)

Fully Funded - Thank you!

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
To our Amazingly Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, WE DID IT! Thank you! There are currently 139,102 active Kickstarter projects today. 3,990 of them are "technology" projects. Today our Pi-Bot has met its goal! Our little Pi-Bot is on the road for a great... (Read More)

Almost there!

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, WE ARE ALMOST THERE! Today has been our third best day on the campaign and we are just 2K away from our goal. We are working hard to push our campaign above and beyond so we can release some stretch goals to you... (Read More)

Pi-Bot Kickstarter

April 3rd - via: businessinsider.com
Introducing the Pi-Bot. (Read More)

12 days - Video Update from Lavanya and Melissa

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
 Hi Awesome Kickstarter Supporters! Thank you so much for your support - we are so excited for this home stretch! Here's a little video update from Lavanya and Melissa :)  1 for 1: You all are the best supporters out there! Thank you for your kind... (Read More)

Alumna strives to bring students tech materials

March 26th - via: dailytrojan.com
In our current tech-savvy, gadget-driven age, there has never been a more important time to learn how to build and create groundbreaking innovations. USC Mechanical Engineering alum Melissa Jawaharlal held a similar sentiment when she launched a campaign earlier this month to raise money and support for Pi Bot — a uniquely designed, affordable, complete robotics kit for anyone interested in building and programming robots, according to her Kickstarter. (Read More)

15 days to go!

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, We are in our last 2 weeks of campaigning and have less than 25% to go! Thank you for supporting us and the Pi-Bot. We are currently setting up orders and details for manufacturing and are right on target to ship all... (Read More)

21 day to go! - Media and You!

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, Thank you, thank you, thank you! We are now at 70% and have 21 days left in our campaign. Over these next couple weeks we are hoping to reach (and surpass!) our goal. How do we plan on doing that? Media and you!... (Read More)

Week 4 - Pi-Day and 500+ Backers!

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, We hope you had a fantastic Pi-Day! Thank you for all your support - Lavanya and I are so excited to see that we now have over 500+ backers on this project! Here's a little thank you from Melissa :) Please help us... (Read More)

Week 3 - 50% there and TakePart Live tonight!

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, We are 50% to our campaign goal! Thank you for all your support! We are now working hard to complete manufacturing and integration on time so that we will be able to ship out our Pi-Bots to you as scheduled. Please... (Read More)

Sisters bet robotics in schools will plant seeds for STEM careers

February 26th - via: itworld.com
They've developed a robot-building kit that they want to sell to schools (Read More)

Sisters bet robotics in schools will plant seeds for STEM careers

February 26th - via: pcworld.com
Two sisters have developed a robot-building kit that they want to sell to schools. (Read More)

Week 2 - Pi-Bot in the News!

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, We are making steady progress. We have now surpassed 30% of our goal! This past week we were featured on The Daily Californian and Upworthy and tomorrow we will be talking about the Pi-Bot on KFWB 980 AM (2:15 PM PST -... (Read More)

UC Berkeley student and sister launch crowdfunding campaign to develop interactive robot kit

February 18th - via: dailycal.org
Using the glamour of gadgets as a vehicle to excite students into scientific fields, a UC Berkeley student and her sister have designed the Pi-Bot: an affordable robotics kit that enables a hands-on glimpse into the world of engineering. (Read More)

Week 1 - Thank you for your support!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Awesome Pi-Bot Supporters, Thank you! We've reached 20% in 1 week and are thrilled by the positive response. Your messages and comments drive us and we thank you for all your feedback. We can't wait to bring the Pi-Bot to students everywhere.... (Read More)

Pi-Bot Teaches Students About Robotics and C Programming

February 11th - via: thenextweb.com
Engineering education startup STEM Center USA has created a Kickstarter campaign for Pi-Bot, an affordable Arduino-based robot that you can use to teach students how to build their own robots and program in C. (Read More)

Pi-Bot Arduino Robotic Learning Platform Kit Launches For $75 (video)

February 11th - via: geeky-gadgets.com
The Pi-Bot Arduino Robotic learning platform is a kit which has been specifically designed to allow beginners to build a robot from scratch and program it using the Arduino programming language. (Read More)

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