Sphero indi Educational Robot Student Kit

SKU: 980-0530

Rev up STEAM learning with the indi Student Kit— designed to engage 13 students at a time or to supplement additional indi learning robots and color tiles for your indi Class Pack.

The indi learning robot is designed to introduce early learners Pre-K and up to the fundamentals of computational thinking, STEAM, and computer science principles while encouraging open-ended, imaginative play-based learning with real-life scenarios as students build custom mazes and solve puzzles. indi offers an unplugged programming experience with an on-board color sensor or students can kick their skills into high gear with more coding options in the free Sphero Edu Jr appGet to know more about indi's resources, including the standards-aligned Educator Guidebook, here.

  • ADAPTABLE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING: The indi Student Kit is versatile and adaptable, allowing teachers to easily integrate it into a variety of lesson plans and curricula. With the ability to engage 1-3 students at a time, the indi Student Kit promotes collaborative learning and teamwork.
  • INTUITIVE DESIGN & ALL-DAY BATTERY LIFE: The indi Student Kit features intuitive controls and instructions, and offers all-day battery life, allowing students to focus on learning and creativity.
  • SCREENLESS & APP-ENABLED OPTIONS: With durable color tiles, students learn programming basics without a screen, while the free Sphero Edu Jr app provides simplified drag-and-drop blocks that allow students to level up their programming skills with ease.
  • SPARK CREATIVITY: With customizable stickers and endless maze pathways, the indi Student Kit allows students to unleash their creativity and explore their curiosity while driving indi through their own unique mazes, introducing students to cause and effect, pattern recognition, colors, directions, and more from the moment they open the kit.
  • SELF-GUIDED, EXPLORATORY LEARNING AND PLAY: indi is designed to be used with minimal adult supervision, making it perfect for self-guided and exploratory learning. Pre-reader-friendly Challenge Cards are included to give students problem solving opportunities and ideas for maze creation, allowing them to learn indi's color language and giving them endless opportunities to create their own mazes.

Looking to learn more about indi for your classroom or get a quote? Connect with our team of education experts to schedule a demo.

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What's Included

Product Dimensions

indi Robot: 3in (L) x 2.75in (W) x 1.5in (H)

Color Tiles: 6in x 6in

Device Compatibility

Sphero Edu Jr App (For school & home): Students can level up by changing how indi responds to color tiles using a simplified block coding language. Chrome, Mac, iOS, Android, Kindle. Not required—indi can be programmed screenlessly using the included color tiles.

Price:
$150

Tech Specs

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Competitions

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Looking to Engage your Entire Class with indi?

Sphero indi Class Pack (8 indis)

Take your entire class on the road to STEAM learning with the indi Class Pack. This Class Pack provides educators with all the resources and tools needed to get an entire class up and running with 8 indi robots, durable latex-free rubber color tiles, a charging case and storage as well as a standards-aligned Educator Guide Book for indi specific lesson plans.

Designed for Early Learners

Computational Thinking Made Fun

Our indi learning robot offers unplugged and connected coding experiences that sharpen creative problem-solving and computational thinking skills. Students learn cause and effect, pattern recognition, the basics of block coding, and understand abstraction—all while having fun!

Design and build any maze imaginable, just like an engineer.

Sharpen computational thinking skills through hands-on interactive play.

Learn basic programming skills with our new drag and drop blocks in the Sphero Edu Jr app, designed just for indi.

The color sensor and color tiles provide endless opportunities to rev kids’ creativity by building mazes that program indi to drive.

Endless fun and learning with the printed materials that have activities with ranging complexity. Solve pre-made puzzles or create your own.

Built to engage small groups of of all abilities as they embark on their coding and robotics journey.

Easy Screenless Onboarding

Control indi's actions through the placement of color tiles.

 

Sphero indi robot for kids color tiles and coding commands.
Sphero indi robot for kids color tiles and coding commands.

Step 1

Discover how indi reacts to each color tile.

Step 2

Build mazes with endless combinations of color tiles.

Step 3

Strengthen problem-solving skills by navigating the challenging puzzles you build.

Speed into STEAM

Sphero Edu Jr™ App

Learn the basics of programming with the color tiles or level up with Sphero’s all new drag and drop blocks in the Sphero Edu Jr app, designed just for indi. Control how indi reacts to the world through intuitive yet powerful programming blocks or enhance computational thinking skills by creating new patterns and solving puzzles.

App Features

Use Sphero Edu Jr’s all new block programming to understand the basics of coding and computer science principles.

STEAM Education in the Classroom or at Home

Roadmaps for STEAM Learning

indi’s printed guides and materials will steer you in the right direction for getting started with problem solving and learning the basics of computational thinking in the classroom or at home.

Beginner’s Programming Challenge Cards

Each Student Kit includes 15 Beginner’s Programming Challenge Cards for an introduction to problem solving and building and navigating different puzzles.

Individual Student Case

The individual student cases contain everything for 1 to 3 students (1 indi, 20 durable color tiles, 15 Beginner’s Programming Challenge Cards). Send indi home with students for at-home learning or homeschool lessons to ignite a passion for problem solving and encourage creative expression.

Express Your Creativity

Decorative Sticker Sheets

Each Student Kit comes with 2 decorative sticker sheets to encourage creative expression as well as classroom management. Give indi a unique personality, name, or just deck out your robot.

Which Kit is Geared for You?

indi Class Pack (8 indis)

$1,500

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Sphero indi Class Pack

OVERVIEW

Take your whole class on the road to STEAM with the indi Class Pack. This pack includes charging and storing for 8 indi robots as well as our standards-aligned Educator Guide Book designed with indi specific lesson plans.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

School illustration

SUPPORT MATERIAL

8 sets of 15 Challenge Cards and Educator Guide Book

COLOR TILES

8 sets of 20 Non-slip Durable Silicone Cards

STORAGE

8 Student Cases, 1 Charging Case, 1 Tote Bag

indi Student Kit (1 indi)

$150

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Sphero indi Student Kit

OVERVIEW

Rev up STEAM learning with the Student Kit designed to engage 1-3 students at a time or supplement additional indi robots for your Class Pack.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

School and Home Illustration

SUPPORT MATERIAL

15 Challenge Cards

COLOR TILES

20 nonslip durable silicone tiles

STORAGE

1 Student Case

OVERVIEW

  • Take your whole class on the road to STEAM with the indi Class Pack. This pack includes charging and storing for 8 indi robots as well as our standards-aligned Educator Guide Book designed with indi specific lesson plans.

  • Rev up STEAM learning with the Student Kit designed to engage 1-3 students at a time or supplement additional indi robots for your Class Pack.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

  • School illustration
  • School and Home Illustration

SUPPORT MATERIAL

  • 8 sets of 15 Challenge Cards and Educator Guide Book
  • 15 Challenge Cards

COLOR TILES

  • 8 sets of 20 Non-slip Durable Silicone Cards
  • 20 nonslip durable silicone tiles

STORAGE

  • 8 Student Cases, 1 Charging Case, 1 Tote Bag
  • 1 Student Case

What's Included

indi Student Kit

  • 1 indi Robot
  • 20 durable, latex-free rubber color tiles
  • 1 student case
  • 15 Beginner’s Programming Challenge Cards
  • 1 quick start guide
  • 2 decorative sticker sheets to customize indi
  • 1 charging cable