Educational robot put into motion by new calculator-controlled robotic car for the classroom

Texas Instruments has launched the TI-InnovatorTM Rover, the company’s first robotics solution for middle and high school students that makes learning STEM subjects a moving experience in Europe. Students can write programs on their TI graphing calculators that get the vehicle's wheels turning and their minds learning in an interactive, fun and hands-on way. Rover connects to the TI-Innovator Hub and either a TI-84 Plus CE-T or TI-Nspire CX graphing calculator that many students already have and drives curiosity and interest in STEM subjects. Students without any experience of coding or robotics can get started by writing a basic program to make Rover do things like dance, draw or even crash. “We created Rover to demystify robotics and give students who might be intimidated by programming an easy on-ramp to learn to code,” said Peter Balyta, Ph.D., president of TI Education Technology. “Given the sheer joy we have seen on students’ faces as they learned to code during our testing phase, we are excited to see how Rover will inspire more young minds through robotics.”