Free Online Resources
Keep learning going remotely, even when schools are closed!
Terrapin offers resources students can use to capture the excitement of robots and coding without having to be in a classroom. Check the options out below and feel free to share!
Online Emulators
Terrapin's Online Emulators let you program a virtual robot on any device that supports a browser. Drop-down menus offer a wide variety of mats for the bots to traverse, including the Bee-Bot / Blue-Bot Learning Mats and Pro-Bot / InO-Bot Learning Mats available for purchase.
Control the on-screen Bee-Bot with the same buttons you find on the physical Bee-Bot's back.
Control the on-screen Blue-Bot with the same buttons you find on the physical Blue-Bot's back.
Use the drop-down menus to access Blue-Bot's hidden ability to use 45-degree turns and control levels of complexity.
Select the Bluetooth* button to connect and control your Blue-Bot remotely.
Control the on-screen Tuff-Bot with the same buttons you find on the physical Tuff-Bot's back.
Use the drop-down menus to increase coding complexity and add obstacles to avoid.
Select the Bluetooth* button to connect and control your Tuff-Bot remotely.
Control the on-screen Pro-Bot with the same buttons and screen you find on the physical Pro-Bot's back.
See also:
Turtle Tuesdays - A weekly Logo (and often Pro-Bot) programming challenge!
* NOTE: Certain modern browsers allow websites to connect directly to nearby Bluetooth devices using the Web Bluetooth API. The Web Bluetooth API is natively supported in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. It is not currently supported in Safari (on iOS/iPadOS) or Firefox. Chromebooks and remote-controllable robots are a great match!
Coding Journeys
Multiple sets of themed emulator activities designed for comparing Bee-Bot, Blue-Bot, and Pro-Bot.
Created and shared by teachers like you!
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Terrapin Logo
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Logo pairs well with InO-Bot for remote control
Ways you can try Logo for free:
Entry level -- Logo Blocks
Full version -- 14-day Free Trial
EXTRA CURRICULAR -- Turtle Tuesdays
A weekly programming challenge for Logo and (sometimes) Pro-Bot, InO-Bot, and Kinderlogo users.
Terrapin Logo, the original programming environment for children, is free to try! Order the free trial version and automatically receive a log-in code via email at no charge. Navigate to Terrapin Logo and enter the login code to get started.
Alternatively, download and install Terrapin Logo on your Mac or Windows PC and use the same login code. Control the Logo turtle with simple commands like FORWARD, BACK, LEFT, and RIGHT, then explore the many other features Logo offers.
Students who have experience with Terrapin robots can easily move to creating drawings with the on-screen Logo turtle and then expand and develop their skills by mastering Logo's many other capabilities.
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Terrapin offers extensive instruction and resources for using Terrapin Logo:
Terrapin Logo
Instructional manual
List of commands
Sample programs
Tablet Apps - from the manufacturer
TTS Group Ltd (UK) manufactures the robots we supply and developed the tablet apps listed below. These apps are provided as a courtesy — TTS Group is solely responsible for their development and support. We do not control app availability or functionality; please contact TTS Group directly for any technical issues.
About this App
The Bee-Bot App makes use of Bee-Bot’s key functionality and enables children to improve their skills in directional language, programming sequences of forwards, backwards, left and right 90 degree turns.
About this App
TTS Tuff-Bot / Rugged Robot tablet app
About this App