Wonder Workshop

Wonder Workshop
Private
Industry Robotics and artificial intelligence
Founded 2012
Founder Vikas Gupta
Saurabh Gupta
Mikal Greaves
Headquarters San Mateo, USA
Products Dash, Dot
Website www.makewonder.com

Wonder Workshop is an education and robotics startup based in Silicon Valley in the United States. Formerly called Play-i, [1] Wonder Workshop ran a successful crowdfunding campaign in November 2013,[2] where they introduced the robots Bo and Yana. They were subsequently renamed Dash and Dot before their launch in 2014.[3] The company has currently raised $15.9 million in funding from Madrona Venture Group, CRV, WI Harper, Google Ventures, and others.[4][5]

Products

Wonder Workshop introduced Dash & Dot in December 2014.[6] They are robots targeted at teaching creative problem-solving and computational thinking. They come with four free apps compatible with iOS and Android devices, including the iPad 3, iPad mini, iPad Air 1 & 2 and a variety of Nexus and Samsung Galaxy devices. Dash & Dot ship to 37 countries including the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, European countries, India, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/28/play-i-robots/
  2. ↑ http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/10/28/robots-created-with-3-d-printers-to-teach-kids-how-to-code/
  3. ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/review-my-kids-loved-the-wonder-workshop-robots-2014-12
  4. ↑ http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/04/after-11k-pre-orders-play-i-lands-8m-to-make-programming-kid-friendly-and-bring-its-interactive-toy-robots-to-tikes-near-you/
  5. ↑ https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-05-05-wonder-workshop-gets-6-9-million-and-a-home-in-apple-stores
  6. ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/review-my-kids-loved-the-wonder-workshop-robots-2014-12
  7. ↑ http://www.nappaawards.com/#!Dash-Dot-Wonder-Pack-by-Wonder-Workshop/cpt1/554930280cf273133519147b
  8. ↑ http://openingmindsusa.org/wonder-workshop-named-winner-of-opening-minds-usa-innovation-award-renee-bevis-rn-to-receive-the-service-to-young-children/

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