Robotics

The winners of the 2020 school robot competition!

The winners of the 2020 school robot competition!

We’re excited to share that the first-place winners have bagged themselves a MiRo-E robot for their winning space robot design!

Press Release: MiRoCLOUD is a simple to use AI robotics creative coding home learning tool for all

Press Release: MiRoCLOUD is a simple to use AI robotics creative coding home learning tool for all

Consequential Robotics, developers of the popular MiRo robot, today announced the release of MiRoCLOUD, a new browser-based platform for people of all ages and abilities to understand and develop essential coding skills. The unique combination of MiRoCLOUD with the charming MiRo-E biomimetic robot makes coding engaging, easier to learn and more enjoyable.

Are friends electric? The benefits and risks of human-robot relationships

Are friends electric? The benefits and risks of human-robot relationships

Social robots that can interact and communicate with people are growing in popularity for use at home and in customer-service, education, and healthcare settings. Although growing evidence suggests that co-operative and emotionally aligned social robots could benefit users across the lifespan, controversy continues about the ethical implications and their potential harms. In this condensed post, Professor Prescott and Professor Robillard highlight the benefits and risks of human-robot relationships.

MiRo for Research: Could Robots Replace Real Therapy Dogs?

MiRo for Research: Could Robots Replace Real Therapy Dogs?

MiRo-E users and researchers in the Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth have found that robotic animals may be a better alternative to real-life therapy dogs.

In Conversation Video: Blended Learning in Universities with MiRoCLOUD

In Conversation Video: Blended Learning in Universities with MiRoCLOUD

With the need for blended learning - the combination of online and on-site learning being at the top of the agenda for education in 2021; this video shares how the University of Sheffield have started to apply the blended learning approach to their courses.

In Conversation Video: MiRo in Education - Schools

In Conversation Video: MiRo in Education - Schools

This week Consequential Robotics Product Director Izzy Barnes spoke to two robotics and coding experts to discuss the challenges that STEM teachers face today and how to engage a more diverse group of students to pursue and enjoy coding.

Learn to code MiRo with the new ‘Code with Izzy’ videos!

Learn to code MiRo with the new ‘Code with Izzy’ videos!

Welcome to our new series of videos that will show you how to program your MiRo to perform some pretty cool functions! Our Code with Izzy video series will walk you through programs that we have especially developed using MiRoCLOUD to help you get started and think about the range of possibilities for MiRo.

Introducing the all-new beta version of MiRoCLOUD!

Introducing the all-new beta version of MiRoCLOUD!

Dear MiRo friends,

MiRoCLOUD is our brand-new distance learning platform to teach coding and robotics!

Video with MiRo-E Creators: Creative Coding Using Emotionally Engaging Robots

Video with MiRo-E Creators: Creative Coding Using Emotionally Engaging Robots

MiRo-E robot creators and co-founders Dr Sebastian Conran and Professor Tony Prescott speak to Professor David Lane about using social robots for creative coding. Watch this video to learn more.

Meet the coders that are helping MiRo to become a better robot

Meet the coders that are helping MiRo to become a better robot

We all have an innate desire to help others, be it helping someone cross the road, giving directions or being a shoulder to cry on. How do you like to personally help others? How about throwing a social robot into the mix and training MiRo to help people?