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Robot kits and laser cutters for STEAM education that cultivate a growth mindset in learners.
Makeblock is a Shenzhen-based company developing Arduino-based robotics hardware and Scratch-based software for STEAM education in programming, engineering, and mathematics. Key products include mBot, mBot2, mBot Ultimate, Codey Rocky, Neuron, and Airblock kits. Products are sold in over 140 countries, with 10 million users in 20,000 schools worldwide; 70% of sales outside China, primarily in the US.
Company facts
- HQ
- Shenzhen, China
- Founded
- 2013 · 13 yrs
- Stage
- Series C
- Website
- www.makeblock.com
Trusted by
- 20,000 schools worldwidedeployed 2022en.wikipedia.org ↗
Awards & recognition
- Gold Winner of the International Design Excellence Award (IDEA)2017core-electronics.com.au ↗
- Good Design Award in Japan2017core-electronics.com.au ↗
Milestones
Raised 29 million dollars in a Series B funding round.
Launched MakeX, a national robotics competition platform for teenagers in China.
Company founded in Shenzhen, China, to deliver STEAM education solutions.
$23,000 raised in seed funding from HAX
Press coverage
- Wang ranked as one of the top 30 entrepreneurs under the age of 30
Forbes China · Jan 2013
- The High-level Robotics Competition for Teens in China
Makeblock · Mar 2017
Active products by Makeblock
8 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | mBot2 | Education | Top speed 0.2 m/s·Runtime 1.5 hr | $150 | 2023 | 80.7 |
| 2 |  | mBot | Education | Top speed 0.2 m/s·Runtime 1 hr | $70 | — | 76.2 |
| 3 |  | mBot2 Classroom Pack | Education | Top speed 0.2 m/s·Runtime 5 hr | $1.2K | — | 73.0 |
| 4 |  | Makeblock mTiny | Education | Runtime 2.5 hr | $230 | — | 63.7 |
| 5 |  | mBot2 Rover Robotics Kit | Education | Top speed 0.2 m/s·Runtime 5 hr | $260 | — | 63.6 |
| 6 |  | Codey Rocky | Education | Runtime 2 hr | $140 | — | 60.6 |
| 7 |  | Makeblock mBot Ranger | Education | Runtime 2 hr | $170 | — | 57.5 |
| 8 |  | Makeblock mBot Ultimate | Education | Runtime 2 hr | $400 | — | 54.3 |
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