KIBO Reviews & Testimonials
We love hearing KIBO reviews from our great customers! Check out the Experiences section for lots of first-hand, real-world success stories with KIBO in the classroom and at home!
In applying for a Maryland State Department of Education grant specifically for robotics instruction, I drew heavily on Kinderlab Robotics’ research regarding the benefits of play and creativity with KIBO. The work Kinderlab Robotics has already done to map their KIBO curriculum to CSTA Standards provided a framework for aligning my proposal with MSDE standards.
Jade de Winter, Executive Director
Big Learning Science & Engineering
KinderLab has created a wonderful answer to the need for early age STEAM learning. KIBO was designed for children to build and code without requiring screen time. This element really sets KIBO apart from the rest. KIBO sparked a great conversation that led my boy into associating programming, engineering, and technology with not only KIBO, but everything around him. This robot would be a wonderful addition to any STEAM classroom or a child’s bedroom.
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Look, look what i did. I made it myself!
4-Year Old Student
Preschool
We are totally in love with the KIBOs and all the potential learning they hold. I keep thinking of the extensive thought that went into designing them and how that is paying off in so many ways for all the children who use them.
Robin Ricketts, Computational Thinking & Robotics Teacher
The Steward School, Richmond VA
Some of the children mastered scanning by themselves. All of the parents were so impressed, and daily children were heard on more than one occasion saying, “This is the best camp I’ve ever been to!!!” I had lots of great comments from parents, too.
Nancy Kincaid, Preschool Teacher
Suncrest Primary School, Morgantown WV
My daughter loved it because she and her friends created a puppet show and the puppets sang and danced.
Parent
I highly recommend this STEAM robot. The coding adventures teach cooperation, coordination, reading, problem-solving, logic, organization, and much more! It would be a valuable asset to any classroom.
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KIBO supports learning in many ways at St. Pius X. Students use KIBO as a tool to think with, as a platform to make and invent, and as a medium to share the knowledge and understandings they have constructed.
Cory Roffey, Learning Coach/Technology Coach
St. Pius X Elementary School, Edmonton Catholic Schools, Edmonton, Canada
When my son tried it, I was just blown away with the kinds of things he was able to do.
Parent
Our KIBOs take on some important jobs. In one lesson, students program them to rescue baby bears that are lost in deep dark caves. (Our caves are constructed with old cardboard boxes, the imagination of the students dresses them up.) They love to train KIBO to navigate the twists and turns of our caves. Most of all, they love programming with the light sensor and the light – if the cave gets dark and scary, then KIBO should turn on her flashlight!
Brian Sulkow, Teacher and Curriculum Developer
New York City Public School System, NY
The students in my class couldn’t wait to get their hands on the coding blocks that would make their KIBO robots go. The lessons had a true spirit of experimentation – there were no mistakes, just lots of trials, observations, and cheers to get back to work! I wouldn’t be surprised if the future programmers and scientists among them remember this experience as one that sparked their interest in coding and creative problem solving.
Keri Goldberg, First-Grade Teacher
PS 321, NYC
Using KIBO is one of the funnest and best experiences I have ever had with kids. The excitement, the total engagement is unlike anything I have ever seen before. Our young students loved learning something new, loved the challenges they faced figuring out how KIBO works and the things they might be capable of making it do. Oh, the possibilities…! I truly cannot wait to introduce KIBO to our next four pilot classes and to see where it takes us.
Randie Groden, Teacher Librarian
The Memorial School, Medfield, MA
One of the most impressive and inspiring things about KIBO is that it encourages youngsters to use robotics as way to express themselves; as a sort of art medium. The system is designed to easily accommodate and encourage the integration of outside materials: pieces of cardboard, bits of repurposed plastic toys, pipe cleaners, whatever… Developing a KIBO robot this way, it can become a character, a surrogate actor, a playmate or partner in adventure, whatever kids’ imaginations call for.
Mark Gura, Editor
EdTech Digest
Using KIBO is one of the funnest and best experiences I have ever had with kids. The excitement, the total engagement is unlike anything I have ever seen before. Our young students loved learning something new, loved the challenges they faced figuring out how KIBO works and the things they might be capable of making it do. Oh, the possibilities…! I truly cannot wait to introduce KIBO to our next four pilot classes and to see where it takes us.
Randie Groden, Teacher Librarian
The Memorial School, Medfield, MA
One of the most impressive and inspiring things about KIBO is that it encourages youngsters to use robotics as way to express themselves; as a sort of art medium. The system is designed to easily accommodate and encourage the integration of outside materials: pieces of cardboard, bits of repurposed plastic toys, pipe cleaners, whatever… Developing a KIBO robot this way, it can become a character, a surrogate actor, a playmate or partner in adventure, whatever kids’ imaginations call for.
Dan Riles, Technology Integration Specialist / Computer Support Specialist
Brookwood School, Manchester, MA
It is widely recognized that young children learn best by playing, creating, and moving with actual concrete objects. KIBO not only taps into students that are technology-focused, but also has a whole creative aspect that the students can really get creative with.
Samantha Culpepper, Chapel Hill Preparatory
Dallas, TX
KIBO strikes me as a remarkable instance of a positively transformational approach to fostering up-to-the-moment learning that is easily available in a form that is user friendly for both teachers and students.
Mark Gura, Editor
EdTech Digest