Mirobot - the DIY WiFi robot for children

A project in Hertford, UK by Ben Pirt
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Mirobot is a DIY WiFi robot designed to help children learn about technology and programming. It's open source and fun to build and use
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Backers: 487
Average Pledge Per Backer: £55

Funded: £26,652 of £5,000
Dates: Apr 24th -> May 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Ben Pirt
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Latest News

We've done it!

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
What an amazing month! Thank you to all of the backers for your support. I'm amazed and proud that Mirobot managed to hit 533% - this of course means that the stretch goal of a sound add-on has been reached - bleep bleep! I'll be in touch in the next... (Read More)

400% and still going strong!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Mirobot reached 400% overnight which means the second stretch goal has just been reached! I'll be adding line following to all Mirobot kits that get sent out in September. I'm really excited about this because one of the main goals of Mirobot is that... (Read More)

Half-way update

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're half-way through the campaign now and currently standing at 266% funded! Thank you everyone for all of your support! There are two stretch goals that we're aiming for: at 300% I'll include an add-on for being able to do collision detection at... (Read More)

Coverage and Stretch Goals

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, It was an amazing weekend at Maker Faire UK and the interest in Mirobot was fantastic. There has been some good coverage so far that I thought you might be interested to see gathered here: First, Phenoptix wrote this fantastic piece on why... (Read More)

Thank you!

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
As I write this update I'm currently sat on the train to Maker Faire UK to show Mirobot to the folks there. I'd expected to be trying to get more pledges from the attendees in order to get Mirobot funded but I'm somewhat amazed to be able to say that... (Read More)

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