Cubelets

Construction toy

This article is about toy robot components. For puzzle components, see Rubik's Cube. For the mathematical concept, see magic cube.

A set of Cubelets, including a temperature and light sensing cubes (black), and speaker and drive cubes (transparent)

Cubelets are a line of modular robotic construction toys manufactured by Modular Robotics. Cubelets are small robots that connect to create larger robot constructions, a kind of modular robot.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Cubelets connect magnetically with data and power passing through a genderless connector.[7] Cubelets are sometimes used in educational settings such as K-12 classrooms and museum exhibits.

## Operation

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Each kind of Cubelet has a unique function and behavior. There are three categories of Cubelets[8] \- Sense, Think, and Act:

* Sense Cubelets detect properties of the environment and turn them into data.
* Think Cubelets modify and can share data throughout the robot construction.
* Act Cubelets take the data they receive and turn it into action, like motion, sound or light.

## MOSS system

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MOSS modules A MOSS remote control car

In 2013 Modular Robotics launched the MOSS robot construction system,[9] a line of construction toys similar to Cubelets. MOSS modules connect via steel spheres and magnets located at the corner of each module. Each module has a specific function and combines to create a variety of simple robots.

## References

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1. ^ Geoffrey A. Fowler. "Tech Toys to Make Children Smarter: Kano, Cubelets, Moss and LittleBits: Gadget-Making Kits That Replace Screen Time". 2014.
2. ^ Katherine Clark Ross. "STEM camp offers opportunities for robotics, coding, design and more". 2015.
3. ^ Leon Harris. "Harris' Heroes: Gaithersburg pre-school kids design, build their own robots". 2015.
4. ^ Emcee Grady. "Cubelets!" 2011.
5. ^ Keith Wagstaff. "The Smartest Toy Blocks Ever Made: Cubelets". 2012.
6. ^ Tuan Mai. "Modular Cubelets Let You Create Your Own Robots". 2012.
7. ^ "Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems: The 11th International Symposium". "A One-Hour Curriculum to Engage Middle School Students in Robotics and Computer Science using Cubelets". 2014. p. 168.
8. ^ "Cubelets Getting Started Guide - Modular Robotics | Cubelets robot blocks". Retrieved 2021-10-05.
9. ^ "Building On Cubelets, MOSS Is A More Flexible Modular Robotics Construction Kit For Making Lots Of DIY Bots". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

## External links

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* Official website