Huggable STEM-Inspired Robot Heads to Production

Trobo the Storytelling Robot successfully raised $61,060 in a Kickstarter campaign that ended on October 6th.

Created by dads Jeremy Scheinberg and Chris Harden, Trobo answers kids’ questions about the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts around them every day. The plush storytelling robot uses an interactive iPad app to read personalized stories focused on STEM ideas to kids ages 2 to 7.

The first story concepts were voted on by Kickstarter backers and include: How is Honey Made (chemistry), What is Lightning (weather), What is Gravity (physics), How do I Count Money (math) and How Does a Car Go (engineering), with more on the way.

Trobo’s successful crowdfunding campaign will allow the product to go into production for delivery next year, but the company is still accepting pre-orders at www.trobokickstarter.com!

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Alexis Willey is an editorial intern at Adventure Publishing Group. She assists the editors on leading trade magazines The Toy Book and The Licensing Book and online at toybook.com and licensingbook.com. She also contributes to the weekly e-newsletters The Licensing Report and The Toy Report. Alexis spends her time (and money) going to concerts, city hopping, and shamelessly taking pictures of her food. When she isn’t making “just one more” cup of coffee, she’s probably working on her university’s literary magazine and getting really geeky about words and design. Follow her travels and strange commentary on Twitter and Instagram: @alexisrwilley.