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BirdBrain Technologies’ mission is to inspire deep and joyful learning in all students through creative robotics. 

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What sets BirdBrain apart?

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  • Learning Materials - Free classroom-tested and standards-aligned learning materials, including programming tutorials, and lesson plans.

  • Low Floor and High Ceiling - Absolute beginners can build or program a robot in minutes, but continue learning advanced engineering & programming for years.

  • True Interdisciplinary Learning - Integrate robotics and computer science into subjects from ELA to ecology, math to music, and beyond.

  • Breaking Stereotypes - Our products were created to promote gender equality and diversity in computer science and robotics.

  • Professional Development - Our team of educators provide virtual professional development, including classroom and school district integration planning.

 

BirdBrain Technologies cultivates creativity and computational thinking by providing flexible and inspiring products:

 

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Please contact your Regional Manager for more information.

 

This product is available in all states.
Finch Robot

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The Finch is a programmable robot that brings computer science to life by providing students from kindergarten to college a hands-on representation of their code.

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Features include:

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  • FREE learning materials for programming and classroom activities

  • Program in FinchBlox, BirdBlox, Snap!, MakeCode / JavaScript, Python, Java

  • Works with Chromebooks, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, FireOS

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Please contact your Regional Manager for more information.

 

BirdBrain Finch Robot
Finch
Students programming the Finch
Hummingbird Robotics Kit

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The Hummingbird Robotics Kit is an easy-to-use, creative robotics tool which allows students to design, build, and program a personally meaningful robot out of any materials, with any device, in multiple programming languages.

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The Hummingbird Robotics Kit is comprised of lights, sensors, and motors which allow students to build a robot out of any materials. The power of Hummingbird is in its flexibility—the same reusable kit can animate a poem, model the human arm, build an autonomous rover, or create a pinball machine. Hummingbird epitomizes a low-floor, high-ceiling approach: absolute beginners can build & program a robot in minutes, but continue learning advanced engineering and programming for years.

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All Hummingbird Bit Robotics Kits work with the following programming languages:

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  • BirdBlox (block-based - available on iOS, Android, Fire OS)

  • MakeCode (block-based - available on Chromebooks, Mac, Windows, Linux)

  • Snap! (block-based - available on Chromebooks, Mac, Windows)

  • Python (text-based - available on Chromebooks, Mac, Windows)

  • Java (text-based - available on Mac, Windows)

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Please contact your Regional Manager for more information.

 

BirdBrain Hummingbird Bit Base Kit
Hummingbird Robotics Kit
Students programming the BirdBrain Hummingbird
Introduce Machine Learning with
the Finch Robot & Hummingbird Robotics Kit

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LEARNING RESOURCES

  • Hands-on activities for grades 6-12 enable students to create and test their own machine learning models. Students use models to write programs with the Finch Robot or Hummingbird Kit to gain a better understanding of the power of machine learning!

  • Free Activities using Python or Snap! programming

    • Students use Google Teachable Machine to create machine learning models that can be incorporated into Python (text-based) or Snap! (block-based) programs.

    • Students explore 3 types of models: 

      • image recognition

      • audio recognition

      • pose recognition

    • An extension activity is offered for Finch. Students see more of the math behind the scenes when they create their own machine learning model using a “nearest-neighbor algorithm.” 

  • Plus free teacher courses on how to use the Finch Robot and Hummingbird Kit

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FINCH ROBOT OR HUMMINGBIRD KIT?

  • Recommend Finch when…

    • Want to program in Python (text-based); Snap! (block-based) is also available

    • Want to jump right into the machine learning/programming

    • Need to use the hardware for back-to-back classes (little clean up)

    • Want to go more advanced (extension activity where students build their own model without the Google Teachable Machine software)

 

  • Recommend Hummingbird when…

    • Want to program in Snap! (block-based code); Python NOT available for these activities

    • Have time for extended projects with a single class (robots can stay assembled for a few weeks without another set of students needing the hardware)

    • Want to incorporate more project-based learning or cross-curricular concepts. Students can make anything related to other standards/subject areas…or they can make a zombie!

    • Making connections with advanced manufacturing. For example, students can build AI-powered Hummingbird projects that sort objects on a conveyor based on color, shape, or other characteristics that the model detects.

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ASSETS

  • Finch Videos

  1. Finch Activity Example: Image Recognition  LINK TO VIDEO
    How does the Finch react to different Star Wars characters? This program trained the Finch to perform a song or movements based on which character is detected. (Turn on sound!)

  2. Finch Activity Example:  Audio Recognition  LINK TO VIDEO 

  3. Finch Activity Example:  Pose Recognition  LINK TO VIDEO
     

  • Hummingbird Videos

  1. Hummingbird Activity Example: Image Recognition  LINK TO VIDEO
    What do zombies eat? In this program the zombie robot responds differently to food choices. (Turn on sound!)

  2. Hummingbird Activity Example:  Audio Recognition  LINK TO VIDEO 

  3. Hummingbird Activity Example:  Pose Recognition  LINK TO VIDEO

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Please contact your Regional Manager for more information.

 

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