The Create 2 STEM robot with drilling template for parts customization. Photo: iRobot.

by Scott Kesselman

IRobot Corp. announced updates to its science, technology, engineering and math outreach program, including releasing its Create 2 programmable robot for educators, students and developers to program behaviors, sounds, movements and add additional electronics.



The Create 2, based off of the Roomba 600 series robotic vacuum, comes with online resources, including basic programming examples and starter projects, 3-D printable files for new parts, and a faceplate drilling template. A USB cable is also included to send commands from a computer.



Available sample projects provide instructions for a roaming robotic DJ with Bluetooth music control and a light painting tutorial that forms LED images.



“As a global leader in robotics technology, iRobot believes its greatest social responsibility is to ignite students’ passion for STEM-related careers through the excitement of robots,” says Colin Angle, chairman and CEO of Robot. “Robots have a cool factor unlike any other learning tool. Create 2, with its online resources, reliable hardware born of the award-winning Roomba, and ease of customization simply delivers more robot than anything available to students and educators at or near its price.”



The robot became available in the U.S. on 10 Dec. for $199.99.

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