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Bee-Bot - the story behind our TTS developed programmable robot

Every product has a story - Bee-Bot the award-winning programmable robot can be found in homes and classrooms all around the world. Read on to find out how our much-loved robot came into being and helped to transform the teaching of programming, engaging pupils in a fun and innovative way.

Posted on Friday 25th January 2019

A perfect tool for teaching sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just having fun!

The 2019 upgraded version of Bee-Bot has the following features: 

  • Ability to remember up to 200 commands. That’s 160 more commands, compared with the older version.
  • Able to interact with other Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots
  • Recordable messages feature to confirm demands

Loved by teachers and children across the world, he is rechargeable and a key resource for delivering the new computing curriculum.

Bee-Bot Accessories

With all of the accessories to go with Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot, including mats, sequence cards, tactile readers, tins with activity ideas, software and APPs, you will have everything that you need for a perfect starting point for teaching control, directional language and programming in the classroom.

bee-bot accessories

 

The Bee-Bot App

We have been amazed and delighted by the success of the Bee-Bot App. Our team developed the App based on our well-loved, award-winning floor robot. The app makes use of Bee-Bot’s buttons functionality. It enables children to improve their skills in directional language and programming through sequences.

The developers have created the app with different themed Bee-Bot games. There are themes such as Space, Romans and a Winter Wonderland to name a few. Each game has 6 levels that increase in difficulty to encourage progression. The games will appeal to children age 4+. Also available is the Blue-Bot APP!

Bee-Bot Turns 20!

On September 26th 2024, we celebrated Bee-Bot’s 20th birthday, marking two decades of inspiring young minds in coding and problem-solving.

We welcomed key advisors from the EdTech World, headteachers, teachers, and schoolchildren to our TTS headquarters at Harrier Park in Nottingham. They participated in fun, interactive activities, such as building spaghetti bridges for Bee-Bot to navigate and tackling challenges in an escape room designed around coding principles.

To commemorate this milestone, we unveiled special edition gold Bee-Bots, including a large golden Bee-Bot now proudly displayed in our reception area.

“It’s been an absolutely fantastic day. It’s been brilliant to have everybody here to celebrate Bee-Bot’s birthday and to see the achievement and the impact that Bee-Bot has had in the education industry”

– Jo Hardy, Director of Innovation in RM Resources/TTS

Here are some captured moments from the day, showcasing the joy and creativity inspired by Bee-Bot.

Handy links:

View the handy programming journey school guide here.

All our Bot APPs are available here.

View the Teacher’s guide here and user guides here.

Bee-Bot/Blue-Bot Replacement Batteries are now available instead of replacing the robots. A replacement battery for either the Bee-Bot or Blue-Bot Rechargeable Floor Robot. Along with instructions on how to replace them.

 

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