My baby is six years old, it seems that it has been a long time since I updated his toys, and I will not report to him this year during the epidemic, thinking of picking a toy that can play with him to spend the summer vacation. A few days ago, I saw xiaomi youpin new on the mammoth education AI programming blocks, we are both very interested, decisively back. It shows us machine construction, programming instructions, and a real zero-based introduction through hands-on assembly + visual graphic programming, which allows children to learn while playing, stimulates their creative thinking and cultivates the ability to deal with problems, let's take a look at my DIY journey with Eva!
We bought the power version, and the first impression after getting it was very exquisite, worth the price! First look at the family portrait of the power package: including 57 AI interactive teaching courses, 250+ blocks, a main control board, 9 various sensors, a motor, an 18650 rechargeable battery and a copy of the instruction manual. These accessories can build 52+ project shapes, definitely enough to play a whole summer vacation, if you are also interested, rush the duck!
I love this storage box, the quality is very good, the double-layer partition storage design can better store all the building blocks. Its size is 430mm long× 315mm wide× 120mm high, weighing about 1.28kg, my son and I have set a small agreement, that is, after each play to sort out by themselves, at present, whether it is his own play, or play with his friends, after the end can be sorted out in time, the effect is still very good.
Let's take a look at the quality of the building blocks:
The surface of each piece is smooth and delicate, without any burr feeling, and there is no odor when opening the bag. Looking at the product label, this product has passed the national 3C quality inspection certification, selected high-quality ABS materials, quality safety is guaranteed, and children can play with confidence.
These are super rich programming modules, Mammoth Education AI Programming Blocks support Mixly graphical programming, by dragging the programming form of building blocks, so that children are interested in traditional boring programming. In addition to the fixed shape of 52+ projects, we can also guide children to create according to their own ideas, easily presenting creative works.
After receiving the product, you can scan the code on WeChat to redeem the free course, and then you can follow the AI robot step by step to assemble, the course adopts the interactive form from easy to difficult, each step has a detailed illustration and video demonstration, super detailed, can be watched repeatedly. The time is also flexible enough, with intelligent memory learning process function, even if you don't finish learning today, don't worry, tomorrow you can open it and continue to learn.
Have good habits, in order to complete the creation in an orderly manner, from the first time the little guy played with the building blocks, I taught him not to be blind, you should first pick out the accessories needed for modeling, classify and place, so that you can build more easily. The first shape he got his hand on was ready to assemble a power fan, and said that it was so hot that he wanted to make a fan to play.
Most of the assembly I did not reach out, he himself followed the course step by step. The small pliers that come with it are too friendly, the children's small hands are too young, with this gadget, there is no need to worry about misspelling out, through the top, clip, pull way, you can easily take out the misspelled building blocks.
After getting the building blocks, I hung up on the appetite of the little guy, let him open the fight for several days, the whole process I played the role of a little assistant, he needed any accessories I handed him what, and finally showed him the insertion and removal of the wire, and now he can do it himself. After assembling the electric fan, he opened the switch and found that it would not turn, and he was suddenly discouraged, and said that he would not turn when he did a good job. I said what are you in a hurry, the course has not been completed, you have only completed a small part, the current fan does not know what you need it to do, only tell it your idea, it can work properly. Didn't you learn Walnut Programming before, follow the course to see if you have forgotten.
I had "Mixly" graphical programming software installed on my computer before, so he could just follow along. If there is no installation, it does not matter, the preschool class will provide an installation package, hand in hand to teach you to install, very convenient. "Mixly" may be relatively unfamiliar to everyone, briefly introduce, "Mixly (Mixly) is a graphical programming software developed by the team of Dr. Fu Qian of Beijing Normal University, mainly for beginners and hardware programming enthusiasts, there are many schools and institutions in China to use.
I logged in to the WeChat of the course on the tablet, and then the little guy could do programming while watching, step by step, and you can look back at the places where you can't see clearly. I have to say that the children's memory is really good, and after dragging a few times, he can easily find it by using the programming block again. The writing process is still very smooth, without any problems, directly uploaded to the controller, once successful.
After the program is written, we also need to create a remote control. Mobile phone scan code download and install "Mammoth Remote Control" APP, which is a virtual remote control APP for controlling robot kits based on ESP32 and Raspberry Pi, which can add radar ranging, three-channel tracking, sliders, buttons and arrow keys and other controls, you can customize the control arrangement according to your preferences. For example, this electric fan controller, a power switch, a shaking head switch, plus three gear controllers are done, and the remote control production also has a super detailed AI interactive course, and there is no difficulty in operation.
This is a well-assembled look, and the effect is not bad. In fact, we should encourage children to do it themselves, because only if they are heavily involved in it, they can understand the machine structure and operation ideas. Take this electric fan, only if it builds itself, it will know which line controls which motor, and which motor plays a role.
Looking at the details again, after he spelled it out, I said it was not finished, he asked me doubtfully if I had done it well, I said you see how messy the line is, it doesn't look like a boy's work at all, let's tidy up the line, okay? After saying that, I picked up the cable and fixed the excess wire at the bottom, and I believe that he will sort out the wire like me next time.
It took two days, and finally all of it was done, I said that since it was successful, let's dismantle it for the next project, he said that his little friend has not seen his work, and he must finish it before he can dismantle it. This wave of epidemic came very suddenly, we were sealed in our hometown, everyone must remember to wear a mask to protect themselves Ha. Unfortunately, he didn't bring the blocks back, the little guy had been talking about it many times, and every time Grandma reminded him to watch less TV, he said that Dad didn't bring back his building block toys that could put together a lot of shapes.
If it is not the epidemic that has been sealed off the hometown, it should be able to show you more shapes, see and forgive Ha! Through the experience, I feel that the mammoth education AI versatile programming building blocks power kit to buy the value, with which it can allow children to be exposed to programming earlier, understand the mechanical structure, use their imagination, create more projects, worth recommending!