你兒時都玩些什麼 看看新一代兒童的11款高科技玩具
We’re old enough to remember when educational games were limited to the back of a box of cereal. But a whole new generation of kids are lucky enough to have access to teaching toys, games, and gadgets that are actual fun. We’ve got 11 of the best toys around that help children learn coding and tech skills.
新一代兒童的玩具科技含量極高，相比之一，我們兒時玩過的變形金剛簡直弱爆了。這些高科技玩具不僅給孩子帶去快樂，還讓他們邊玩邊學習編程等科學技能。
and Dot
and Dot獨眼機器人
The one-eyed, talking robots Dash and Dot integrate with iOS and Android devices to help teach kids ages 5 and up coding skills. Responding to light and sound, and sensing objects around them, the devices must be programmed to interact with the world around them.
與iOS和安卓設備配合使用的獨眼語音機器人Dash and Dot可以幫助5歲及以上的兒童學習編程。它們可以對光線和聲音做出反應，還能感知周圍的物體，但必須在編程後才能與周圍的世界互動。
lbots
lbots手鍊
The programmable friendship bracelets from Jewelbots aim to make coding accessible to pre-teen girls. After a successful Kickstarter campaign which featured an endorsement from no less an authority than Bill Nye, the wearables will ship this summer.
這款由Jewelbots推出的可編程友誼手鍊旨在讓13歲的女孩接觸到編程。在衆籌網站上成功籌款並獲得至少像比爾·奈伊（科教節目《比爾教科學》主持人）這樣的權威人士認可後，這款可穿戴產品將於今年夏天上市。
ro SPRK Edition
ro SPRK Edition 機器人
You may recognize Sphero from their 2015 holiday hit BB-8, but it’s not all fun and games. The Sphero SPRK Edition promises to teach robotics, coding, and STEM principles through a C-based kid-friendly language called OVAL.
大家對Sphero的瞭解可能源於他們在2015年假期推出的熱門產品BB-8機器人，但這家公司不光只有趣味和遊戲。Sphero SPRK Edition機器人致力於通過OVAL計算機語言教會孩子們機器人技術、編程以及科學、技術、工程和數學（STEM）原理。OVAL基於C語言，適於兒童學習。
r Kit
r Kit可穿戴編程玩具
Launched on Kickstarter earlier this month, Mover Kit is an unassembled wearable that allows kids to create their own integrated apps, accessing the device’s accelerometer, magnetometer, and LEDs.
Mover Kit本月早些時候在網站上亮相，這是一款拆解方便的可穿戴設備，允許孩子們通過他們自己編寫的集成應用使用Mover Kit上的加速度傳感器、磁力儀和LED燈。
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5. Kiwi Crate組裝套件
Kiwi Crate offers a series of subscription boxes for kids, and their Tinker Crate, intended for ages 9 – 16, includes a new STEM project every month.
Kiwi Crate爲孩子們推出一系列工程組件玩具。他們的Tinker Crate面向9-16歲的孩子，每個月都會有一個新的STEM項目。
lets
lets拼圖
Pairing with a tablet or computer, Puzzlets looks like an old-fashioned tile game but actually introduces complex coding and programming challenges. Kids use the tiles to move characters through 120 progressively more difficult levels.
Puzzlets和平板電腦或個人計算機配套使用。雖然看上去像是老式拼圖遊戲，但它實際上引進了複雜的編程難題。通過這款拼圖玩具，孩子們可以讓他們的人物通過120個越來越難的關卡。
ieBlox
ieBlox積木
One of the biggest players in bringing STEM to girls, GoldieBlox have outgrown their feud with the Beastie Boys to focus on bringing erector set-like toys that aim to close the gender gap in engineering.
作爲讓女孩子接觸STEM的最主要企業之一， GoldieBlox已經不再跟說唱樂隊Beastie Boys爭執不休，他們把注意力集中在了推出建造類玩具上，目的是消除工程方面的性別差距。
8. Code Monkey Island
8. Code Monkey Island紙牌
Yes, an old-fashioned board game can actually teach coding skills. Code Monkey Island uses the logic required to do basic programming while helping your monkey score more bananas.
沒錯，這是一款老式的棋盤遊戲，但真的能教授孩子們編程技能。在幫助自己的猴子獲得更多香蕉的過程中，Code Monkey Island要求孩子們使用基本編程所需的邏輯。
o
o編程機器人
The Cubetto from Primo Toys combines old fashioned wooden block toys with robotics. Without using words, or screens, the Cubetto robot hopes to make abstract programming ideas accessible to all.
Primo Toys推出的積木盒Cubetto把老式的木質積木玩具和機器人技術結合了起來。Cubetto不需要使用詞彙或者屏幕，其目的是讓所有人都接觸到抽象的編程概念。
電腦組裝套件
The Kano lets kids assemble their own actual computer, using a Raspberry Pi-powered board, basic wiring, and modular display unit.
孩子們可以通過Kano組裝屬於自己的真正電腦。這款玩具包括樹莓派驅動的主板、基本導線以及顯示模塊。
t Turtles
t Turtles 機器烏龜卡片遊戲
Not to be confused with the teenage mutants, Robot Turtles is a board game and ebook that teaches the fundamentals of programming to kids aged 3 – 8.
可別跟忍者神龜弄混了，Robot Turtles是棋盤遊戲和電子書的綜合體，能教3-8歲的孩子學習基礎編程知識。
