Founded in 2013 Makeblock Co., Ltd is a prominent robotics startup. Its flagship brand, Makeblock, established in 2011, is a leading platform for DIY robotics construction and STEM education. Makeblock aims to empower makers, hobbyists, STEM learners, and educators to bring their ideas to life by offering a wide range of STEM kits, tech kits, DIY kits, a building block platform with over 500 mechanical parts, user-friendly electronic modules, graphical programming software, and comprehensive online and offline courses.
Mission and Educational Impact
Makeblock’s mission is to help people turn their ideas into reality while advancing education. By providing STEAM education solutions, Makeblock fosters a growth mindset and develops essential skills in students worldwide. Their comprehensive product portfolio includes the Maker’s Platform, STEM Robotics Kits, AI/IoT Programming Software, an Education Community, and a Global Robotic Competition. Makeblock has reached over 20,000 schools in 140 countries, earning a reputation among its 6 million users.
Product Offering
Makeblock offers an open-source robot construction platform featuring mechanical parts, electronic modules, and software tools for building innovative robots. Popular products include the Makeblock mBot V1.1 STEM Robot Kit and the Makeblock mBot Ranger – Transformable STEM Educational Robot Kit. The platform uses high-strength aluminum extrusion-based parts that are durable enough to stand on. The smart design of electronic modules with color-coded tags ensures easy connections without messy wiring or soldering.
Educational Tools and Competitions
Makeblock provides over 500 mechanical parts, smart coding robots, powerful software, and international robotics competitions, enabling users to create and program robots using Arduino and Ardublock, or to integrate with Raspberry Pi for more advanced projects. For children, educational robot kits can be controlled using graphical programming tools like Scratch.
Global Presence and Solutions
As a world-leading STEAM education solution provider, Makeblock brings captivating and hands-on STEM learning experiences to schools and families, promoting coding and robotics education. Makeblock targets the STEAM education and entertainment markets, offering complete hardware, software, and content solutions, along with top-notch robotics competitions to achieve a deep integration of technology and education.
