FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MatataLab’s
Kickstarter for children’s educational robot starting November 21st
Teach
music, art, and logic through the cute MatataLab robot
November
21, 2017 – Shenzhen ChinaMATATALAB CO., LTD.
is proud to announce its Kickstarter campaign for its educational robot
kit. While there are already many educational robot toys on the market,
few of them focus on a crucial stage of brain development. Around age
four the brain lays the groundwork for development of logic. MatataLab
aims to help to foster the brain development through interactive,
physical gameplay with hands-on coding blocks and the feedback from the
MatataBot educational robot. The MatataLab educational robot kit was
designed for children of ages 4 to 9, allowing families and educators
to enjoy exploring the children’s first foray into programming, music,
and art, making it one of the first educational robots indiscriminative
of race, gender or education level.
Learning
the logic of programming without a computer
Computer programming is based on simple logical concepts that can be
learned by children early in life through simple games developed
specifically for their age. Equipped with the understanding of these
fundamental concepts, children at a later age will be able to grasp
more abstract concepts of STEM classes and real programming at school
and can learn without fear.
Learning
the basics of music and art
The educational robotic games of MatataLab are not only created to
develop their knowledge of fundamental concepts of programming logic
but also teach the basics of music notes and art. By combining basic
STEM skills with creative options for children, the MatataLab robot is
a unique product in the educational robotics market.
Easy
to use for children and parents
MatataLab, thanks to invaluable feedback of educational professionals
from across the globe, has developed a simple visual and tactile system
for pre-school children using playful “coding” blocks. The MatataLab
Kit is so easy to use, that even parents with no computer experience
can play along with their children to support their gameplay.
Children
can collaborate to explore the friendly MatataBot’s functions
At the heart of the MatataLab experience is the way a child interacts
with the MatataBot through simple logic coding blocks. Unlike other
educations robots on the market, the educational robot games of
MatataLab allow two children to play together. Group play is crucial
for human brain development, and MatataLab designed their robot to
allow children to play with it in more ways than a traditional
educational robot. The interaction comes from customizing the robot
with funny costumes for special occasions, and role-playing through
minifigs, all the while exploring the simple programming logic that
drives the MatataLab experience.
Develop
learning skills with MatataLab
A solid robotics foundation would be worthless without an excellent
educational ideology. MatataLab has worked closely with experts in the
educational field, with great didactic minds contributing to MatataLab
on various levels. One of them, Dr. Jef van Kuyk (Educational
Psychologist), has used his 40 years of educational experience, as
founder of the Dutch “Pyramid method”, to provide invaluable insights
in developing children's learning methods through evaluation and
assessment testing.
The
MatataLab Kickstarter campaign launches on November 21st with the
MatataLab Starter Pack. Super early-birds will be able to purchase the
Starter Pack for just US $99, and it will include 16 programming
blocks, challenge book, maze game map, 2 brick (minifig) adapters, 2
MatataLab figures, 1 destination flag, Command tower, and MatataBot.
Additional kits are available for higher levels of backers, please
visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matatalab/928961015
for more information and watch the MatataLab
educational robot video
Expanding
the MatataLab experience
On top of the MatataLab hardware, future enhancements will come in the
form of a Scratch app for Windows, Android, and IOS devices, which will
serve as a true extension of classroom learning where children can
easily pick up more advanced levels of coding through the elements they
learned in Kindergarten.
About
MATATALAB CO., LTD.
MATATALAB CO., LTD. Is young start-up company, founded in early 2017 by
a team of four robot developers who, faced with their own children
entering kindergarten age, dreamt of combining their passion with their
children’s education. Partnering with great educational minds, and with
a background at the world’s biggest internet companies, the team behind
MatataLab strives to provide an equal opportunity learning experience
for children through simple logic and robotics. Find out more at http://www.matatalab.com/