Learn Picoh
Picoh is a programmable robot head.
It has three motors that move its head and lips, and a screen that displays eyes. Connected to a computer, Picoh can be programmed to sense, think and act. What it does and how it behaves is completely up to you.
Picoh can be programmed using the Picoh App, Scratch for Picoh or Python. Set these up first, then pick where to start below.
Set up the softwarePuzzles
Not everyone likes tutorials. Perhaps you prefer to learn to make Picoh work by solving little coding puzzles. They are intended to be fun, but also help develop computational thinking skills and an understanding of key programming concepts. Click to open the puzzle within the app, or use 'Open Ohbiverse Download' from the File menu.
Code Snippets
Small, reusable pieces of Picoh code. Open one in the app and drop it straight into your own program.
Picoh Scheme of Work
This course provides a sequence of inspiring activities that can be used to help children develop the skills needed to find computational solutions to messy real world problems. As they work through creating computer programs for human-like behaviour such as smiling, blinking or telling a story, they adopt and develop core competencies associated with computer programming including logical reasoning, an iterative approach and the need for perseverance. They are also introduced to core programming concepts including sequencing instructions, repetition, conditionals and variables.
The course consists of 4 sequences of 6 lessons that may be used flexibly — for example taught as a single block, or split up and taught over a term a year across four years. Each lesson takes around an hour and is devised to be delivered by a teacher working with a class of children.
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More ways to learn
Programming Tutorial
A step-by-step introduction to programming Picoh with the Picoh App.
Chatterbots
Give Picoh a conversation of its own.
Digital Tales
Program Picoh to tell a story in the Picoh App.
Roborap
Make Picoh perform a rap.
Robot Poet
Picoh generates its own poetry from lists of words.
Ohbot
Puzzles, projects and the Ohbot scheme of work.
AI
Connect your robot to ChatGPT and explore AI.
Scratch for Picoh
Runs in the browser on Windows, macOS or Chromebook.