PHIRO: A Smart Robot For Kids - Learn To Code In 5 Ways

A project in Cambridge, MA by Robotix USA, LLC
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A LEGO® compatible robotics toy for all kids. \nPlay, Code & Innovate to develop 21st century skills
Backers: 268
Average Pledge Per Backer: $304

Funded: $81,380 of $50,000
Dates: Nov 2nd -> Dec 9th (38 days)
Project By: Robotix USA, LLC
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Latest News

Speech Recognition with Phiro!

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We have 3 days left in our crowd funding campaign. Please help spread the word of Phiro to Empower Kids to Code! We have been working hard to add fun features to Phiro and have brought to you gesture control, arduino compatibility, a ferris wheel and... (Read More)

Featured Project in Technology on Kickstarter!

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We want to share some good news with you! Phiro is selected by Kickstarter as Featured Technology Project of the Day!! Thank you Team Kickstarter :)  (Read More)

Darth Phiro Awakens The Force

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are in the final home stretch #PhiroSquad! With 6 days to go, tell the world on Facebook and Twitter, that you supported a campaign that brings coding to kids. Excited about Star Wars as we are? For the Star Wars fans in all of us comes Darth... (Read More)

Referral Rewards & Board Game with Phiro

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Phiro Family, We hope you had a fabulous weekend! We are so thrilled to have come so far and with 10 days left in our campaign, we want to give you some awesome accessories and updates to your Phiro​. Take a few seconds to share our campaign... (Read More)

Giving Thanks and Giving Back

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Thanksgiving! No matter which part of the world we all are from, the holidays are a time to be thankful for what we have and for giving back to the community. Thanks to each and every one of you from around the globe for believing in our... (Read More)

Phiro Gesture Control - May The Force Be With You!

November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We're at the half-way point of our Kickstarter campaign- Thank you backers for your continued support!!! We are very excited to present to you a futuristic and cool project that kids can make with Phiro. Watch this wireless gesture control of Phiro... (Read More)

Quick clarification: Managing your pledge to add-on a new reward

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Announcing the Phiro Arduino Shield and NEW REWARDS!

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone! 20​2 amazing backers have ​joined our Phiro community and movement to inspire the innovators and creators of tomorrow! We love to see children's eyes light up in excitement when they invent and create something! So we asked... (Read More)

Endless Creativity with Phiro!

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! Firstly, thank you so much for your continued support! We are so happy to see so many of you as excited as we are about Phiro being used to teach the fundamentals of coding. Imagine a child having fun on a Ferris Wheel at an amusement... (Read More)

Phiro set to join Arduino and Maker Communities!

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you guys so much for your continued support and thanks to our new backers! We have some exciting paradigm-shifting and mind-blowing news to share! For the first time in the world a Phiro robot and Arduino board can be programmed and controlled... (Read More)

Stretch goal and cool videos on Phiro's versatility

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We are excited to announce that Phiro will now be available in many colors - Purple, Pink, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red and our Original 'Peacock Mantis Shrimp' inspired color (have you read our blog yet? :) ) This $100,000 stretch goal aims to make... (Read More)

Thanks to you, goal accomplished!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you and 127 other backers, we have reached our Goal! We still have 32 days left in our campaign and many more miles to go! We couldn't have reached here without you. ​ We are excited to bring Coding with Phiro to you this summer​ and... (Read More)

Woohoo! Great start and now Phiro Dazzles!

November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We are truly grateful for your support!  We have A LOT of work ahead of us to meet our crowd funding goal. We are happy to share that thanks to YOUR support, we are at 73% of our goal. Great news, our project got selected as Kickstarter Staff Pick... (Read More)

Amazing 1st day-Thank You!

November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! The first 24 hours of our campaign has been amazing! We are so grateful and humbled by the support from each and every one of you. Thank you so much for backing us early! We are so excited to be working on this project and happy to see so many... (Read More)

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