Check out our Re-Designed Line Follower Sensor!  Dexter Industries has offered a line follower for our robots for a long time. The line follower has done its job, but we decided there was room for improvement. Here is what changed, why and how it will affect you! At First Glance The new line follower is now black instead of...

The following is a guest post by Dexter Industries community member CyclicalObsessive.  We appreciate all the time and effort he put into writing it! I am a recently retired software engineer (with a mechanical engineering degree). Retirement has increased the time I have to devote to my robot dreams, and my robot’s dreams! Psychologists have a term, cognitive dissonance,...

This summer I had the wonderful opportunity to attend several EdTech conferences to include ISTE, CSTA, and the Building a STEM Leadership Alliance as well as Picademy. I walked away from each of these conferences with new ideas and plans for the upcoming school year.  I am even more excited to share these new ideas and resources with my students...

This month we’re welcoming the latest release of DexterOS:  Version 1.3.  This latest version of DexterOS is packed with features asked for by educators in STEM classrooms around the world! Bloxter and Python Side by Side The most anticipated and exciting feature of DexterOS 1.3 is that Bloxter now lets you see your code in the Python programming language...

This is a time of new beginnings, fresh starts, and a whole lot of chaos. by Lisa Rode, 6th Grade Classroom Teacher in Fairfax County, VA When starting a new school year or initiative, how do you add anything more? If you are not familiar with programming and robotics, adding “just one more thing” can be a bit intimidating,...

What I learned at ISTE 2017 The ISTE conference is a spectacular reminder of why teaching is one of the best professions.  It is incredible to talk to so many educators, administrators, district-level technology coordinators, and others from around the world.  Each one is so passionate about what they teach and learning new things to help their students.  The...

Essential to any robot learning kit is a line follower.  This week, we are introducing a line follower sensor for the Raspberry Pi, the GoPiGo Line Follower.  A line follower is an easy way to direct your robot around the floor of a classroom, your kitchen, or your office.  Just lay down some tape and start the line following program!...