Leaphy, robotics for every studentEvery student creatively working with technology? Leaphy makes it possible. We believe that every learner can become a 'maker'.
We do this by bringing educational robots within reach of every school. In this way, we increase the opportunities for education and business to successfully deal with the fourth industrial revolution. At Leaphy, learners, teachers and other professionals work together to develop new teaching materials around robotics. From textbooks to software, we do it together.
Started in a classroom in the Netherlands, we have now reached as far as the edge of the African continent. There is a Leaphy production facility in Johannesburg South Africa and we are active in over 50 schools in Kenya. In this way we try to make Robotics education accessible to every student, also outside Europe. Leaphy is a non-profit for impact organization focused on education. So not intended for private individuals but exclusively for school organizations. Our mission: robotics for every student. From Groningen to Maastricht, from Amsterdam to Johannesburg. We are Leaphy, are you joining us?! |
Step 1 Get to know Leaphy
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Robotics helps students work together. They learn to evaluate, take new paths and solve problems. The Leaphy foundation wants to help you get started with this in the classroom.
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Step 2 Choose your Leaphy robot
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Leaphy develops and designs its own robots, such as the Leaphy Flitz for novice technicians (primary school age 10), the Leaphy Starling for lower secondary education and the Leaphy original (designed by Hannah and Vroukje) from the first year of secondary school to upper secondary education and even University.
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Step 3 Choose your programming language
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All Leaphy robots can be programmed with Leaphy Easybloqs code blocks. Leaphy Starling and Original are also compatible with the various Arduino nano computers. This allows you to choose which programming language you want to use, the regular nano for code blocks or C+, the nano RP2040 for Python programming and nano connect when you want to get started with WiFi.
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Step 4 Learn how to work with Leaphy Easybloqs
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In a unique collaboration between students, teachers and programmers we develop our own software. Leaphy Easybloqs is accessible for the beginner and offers all the functionality for the advanced programmer. Leaphy Easybloqs is a free and Open Source programming environment for Arduino. Get started right away via: leaphyeasybloqs.com
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Step 5 Built and program your Leaphy robot
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Find our free teaching materials, Leaphy Easybloqs software, instructional videos for building and programming and expansion levels here.
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Step 6 Tinker on!
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Get started with your own ideas or take the next step with one of our expansion sets!
Want to know more about Leaphy? Find more information about our organization here. Or check out our webshop for all lesson packages and expansion sets. |
Step 7 Design your own robot
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Since the start of Leaphy, students have been designing their own robots. For example, the Leaphy original was designed by Hannah and Vroukje from 4th grade high school.
Get started designing your own robots. The Leaphy Murphy shield together with a laser cutter or 3D printer offers you all the possibilities. View our tutorials for connecting and programming the Leaphy electronics. |
