Coding
Dash Robot by Wonder Workshop
Kids appear to stack picture and block code that sends Dash, a small rolling robot, driving, flashing and talking around the room.
On the floor, Dash looks like a palm-sized blue robot with a swiveling head, colored lights and a voice, and the apps treat all of it as programmable. In Blockly, kids stack puzzle-piece commands – drive forward, spin, say hello, stop when something is in the way – and then watch the robot carry them out across the living room. The Wonder app leans on picture-based code and a series called Scroll Quest, guided adventures set on grasslands, in the Arctic and in space, where each chapter seems to introduce something new such as loops, events, conditions or variables. Programs can be sent to the robot so it keeps going on its own. Going by the projects shown, families tend to end up with obstacle courses, robot pets and dance routines. It looks pitched at kids from about six who enjoy seeing code turn into movement.
- Ages
- Ages 6+
- Works on
- iPhone and iPad app; Android app; Web browser
- Topics
- Coding, Making
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Stack code blocks to drive Dash around the room
- Program Dash to react when it hears a clap
- Work through the Scroll Quest adventures
- Lay out an obstacle course and code a route through it
Who it suits
Ages 6+. The publisher provides this age guidance.
Notes for parents
Wonder Workshop makes Dash, and its Blockly app also opens in Chrome on a computer. Programs can live on the robot itself, so play seems to carry on after the tablet is set aside.
What you need
- Dash robot
- iPhone, iPad, Android tablet or Chrome browser
Visit Dash Robot by Wonder Workshop
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