Bee-Bots & Blue-Bots

These floor robots are designed to help tamariki learn programming skills by setting courses and designing their own adventures. Both types are directly programmable, and Blue-Bots allow for remote control and coding via Bluetooth!


Get to know Bee-Bots & Blue-Bots with these posters that introduce how they work:


  • Bulldozer Bots - Clear the Way!

    Repurpose stuff from around the classroom to design and construct a bulldozer attachment for your bot to clear debris while moving around.

  • Bulldozer Bots: Seaweek - Kaupapa Moana

    Take part in Seaweek with this prototyping challenge to engineer attachments for your bot to clear rubbish from the moana!

  • Kiwi's Quest: "Back to the Burrow!"

    Create a maze of the kiwi’s natural habitat, and code instructions to lead them safely home to the comfort of their burrow. Kia pai te haere!

  • Navigating the Matariki Star Cluster

    Get to know the nine stars of Matariki by using basic programming to navigate Blue/Bee-Bots around a grid.

  • Birds of Aotearoa NZ

    With Bee/Blue-Bots, decorate and navigate your bots to learn about the native birds of Aotearoa NZ and celebrate the Bird of the Year!

  • Pen Prototype & UNSDGs

    Create a pen holder then code your bots to draw a perfect circle. Connect with UNSDG 12 and 14 to consider impacts.

  • Pen Prototype: Drawing Nests with Bots

    Design and construct a pen holder attachment, then code your bots to draw circles in layers to build a nest.

  • Bots on the Catwalk

    Celebrate the World of Wearable Art annual design competition by adorning and programming bots for their own spectacular show!

  • Artistic Swimming…Bots!

    Choreograph synchronised routines with basic algorithms and have fun connecting computer science with the Olympic Games!

  • E haere ake nei...

    Watch this space for more fun, creative, and interactive projects using Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots!

Links and Resources

  • Bee-Bot / User Guide

    A product user guide PDF from TTS for the Bee-Bot programmable floor robot, with information on use, care and maintenance, and product specifications.

  • Bee-Bot / Teacher Guide

    A PDF teacher’s guide from TTS for how to utilise Bee-Bots in the classroom to address key focus topics and curriculum areas.

  • Blue-Bot / User Guide

    A product user guide PDF from TTS for the Blue-Bot programmable floor robot, with information on use, care and maintenance, and product specifications.

  • Blue-Bot / Teacher Guide

    A PDF teacher’s guide from TTS for how to utilise Blue-Bots in the classroom to address key focus topics and curriculum areas.