Borrow a robot from the library using your library card! These fun and educational items lend out for three weeks, just like a book. Check out your robot options below!
Don’t see a robot or technology toy you want to try? Submit an Item Request and we will look into adding it to the collection.
If you want to try out any of these robots before taking them home, check out our Technology Kits for use in the library!
Indi is a driving robot designed for pre-readers and fun to use for coders of all ages. Indi has sensors that detect colours, which have been assigned an action for it to do.
Use the included colour mats to create mazes and tracks for Indi to drive through!
Check out this video to see Indi in action.
Borrow or place a hold on Indi and start coding!
Dash and Dot are friendly and playful coding robots! Through apps designed for varying age groups, learning, and play styles, Dash and Dot help kids to learn coding and problem-solving skills.
Watch this video to see Dash and Dot in action.
Borrow or place a hold on Dash or Dot and check out this getting started guide to learn how to use them!
BOLT is a programmable robot that allows you to learn coding and computational thinking skills in a fun way!
Using the Sphero EDU app you can control BOLT by drawing on your screen, learning basic block coding, or by writing your own JavaScript.
Check out this video to see BOLT in action.
Borrow or place a hold on BOLT and check out this page for resources, activities and how-to guides!
The Sphero RVR+ takes programmable robots to the next level – designed with the middle and high school classroom/makerspace in mind.
Use the Sphero Edu app to learn computer programming basics using draw and drive, block coding, or Java Script.
More advanced coders can use the Sphero Public SDK and API libraries to program with Python and attach third-party hardware including Raspberry Pi, micro:bit, and Sphero’s own littleBits.
Check out this video to see RVR+ in action.
Borrow or place a hold on RVR+ and check out this page for resources, activities and how-to guides!