In a not too distance past, new technology was something reserved for professors, scientists, or high powered executives. Let’s take computers for example. In 1986 the fastest computer on the market in was the Compaq 386 Desktop computer which ran for $6,499 ($14,499 in today’s dollars). It came with an outstanding 1.2 MB floppy drive and the awe-inspiring 40 MB hard drive! Fast forward 30 years and now 73% of teenagers have smartphones – a pocket-sized computer far more powerful, faster, and affordable than its 1986 predecessor. Just for fun, let’s compare the newly released Samsung Galaxy 8. The progress is amazing!
| Compaq DeskPro 286 | Samsung Galaxy 8 | |
| RAM | 640 KB | 4GB |
| Hard Drive | 40 MB | 64 GB |
| Speed | 12 MHz | 2.35 GHz |
| Cost (2017 dollars) | $14,499 | $724.99 |
The same type of innovation and accessibility that has happened to computers, is now happening to robots. Robots are no longer reserved for just the professor, scientist, or manufacturing giant. Robots are becoming a part of everyday life. We have robots that vacuum our floors, cook our dinner, 3D print our houses, and soon will be driving our cars. Robots are for everyone! In the coming years we will see a continued use, reliance, and even dependence on robots at work and at home.
This is one of the reasons why the Dobot is so ground breaking – it brings automation and robotics to everyone. With its intuitive programming students as young as 6th grade can 3D print, laser engrave, paint, and draw – the Dobot’s only limitation is the user’s creativity. At the same time the Dobot can be used in manufacturing facilities for pick and place, soldering, and assembly applications. This versatility makes it a powerful teaching tool to prepare our students to live in a world where they will coexist with robots. In as little as three years, 10% of American households will own a robot and over the next two decades an estimated 47% of current US jobs will be automated! Now, we can sit back and let our students become as useful as floppy disks, or we can teach them robotics so they take part in forming the future of robotics.
Remote Learning with Dobot
We've received A LOT of positive feedback over the years from students and teachers who have incorporated the Dobot Magicians into their classrooms and curriculum. Not only do we happily welcome any and all feedback concerning the Dobot products, we also encourage it...
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New Project Lead the Way Video
We hope all of you are doing well and staying safe in these crazy times! Mike Martin is a teacher from Martin Luther King HS in Riverside, California that has been teaching with the Dobot Magician in Project Lead the Way classroom for the past few years. With the...
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With the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), schools across the country are closing to mitigate the risk of spreading the virus. Copley High School is among the schools who have canceled classes and Kirby Harder, Head of the Engineering Department at Copley, has...
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Engineering Head at Copley High School in Ohio, Kirby Harder, continues to provide weekly insight into his educational Dobot training course. See how the Dobot Magicians combined with the Dobot Curriculum (available at Dobot.us) is implemented in the classroom with...
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Check out Eng. Head at Copley High School, Kirby Harder's recent classroom update that details how Kirby utilizes version 2 of the "Introduction to Robotics" Curriculum for this weeks lessons on Pick-N-Place with the Dobot Magicians. First off everyone should update...
New Semester at Copley High School
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2019 In Review – Dobot
Wow, what a wonderful year it was for Dobot.us/IP Tech! In 2019 hundreds of schools added industrial robotic education into their schools with the Dobot Magician! The magician continues to be a powerful and affordable way for schools to provide a hand-on robotics...
Exploring the Curriculum at Copley High School
Kirby Harder, Head of the Engineering & Technology Dept. at Copley High School, continues to share the inside scoop on how the Dobot Magician's and accompanying curriculum are being utilized in the classroom. Check out Kirby's insight, below! This week my first year...