Quarky kits

Quarky Kits

Quarky is a super fun learning companion that makes learning new technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics engaging and fun. He helps kids aged 7-14 understand complex industry-standard AI and robotics concepts in an easy and playful manner through exciting real world application-based DIY projects.

Programming

Artificial Intelligence

Robotics

Self Driving Technology

Interactive AI Projects

Robot Localization

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Why Is Quarky the Best for Kids?

Learn Industry-Standard Concepts

One Kit Infinite Creations

Quarky helps you understand widely used artificial intelligence concepts such as machine learning (self-driving cars), face recognition (face unlock), speech recognition (Alexa), etc.

Quarky can become anything and do anything that you want it to. You can make hundreds of interactive real world applications-based projects such as an expression detector, AI delivery bot, home automation system, etc.

Just Plug and Start Playing

Programmable with Smartphone & Tab

Quarky has a plug-and-play interface, which means that you can easily connect common electronic components like sensors, motors, servos, etc. without having to solder them.

Code and control all your projects, games, animations, and robots anytime, anywhere using a Smartphone or a tablet! You can even mount your phone on them to make them completely autonomous.

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Quarky Technical Specifications

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PictoBlox - The BEST block-based AI education platform for kids

PictoBlox is an interactive AI education and coding platform. It provides a fulfilling project-based learning experience through its AI & ML tools integrated into a graphical programming interface. With a user-friendly interface it is the ideal companion for setting the first step into the world of AI and coding.

Later students can transition into Python coding in the same software with ease.

Face Detection

Text Recognition

Speech Recognition

Machine Learning

Pose Detection

Hardware Interaction

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Quarky Explorer Kit

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1 x Quarky Board 1 x USB Cable – C Type 10 x Recognition Cards 2 x Face Cutouts

Courses 1. Learn AI with Quarky 2. Learn Python with Quarky* * Releasing on May, 2021

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Quarky Innovator Kit

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1 x Quarky Robot 1 x USB Cable – C Type 10 x Recognition Cards 2 x Face Cutouts 1 x Practice Arena 1 x Screwdriver

● 1 x Getting Started Guide ● 1 x Battery ● 1 x Set of MDF Parts

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Learn AI with Quarky Robotics & AI Level 1 Learn Python with Quarky* Python for Robotics with Quarky*

* Releasing on May, 2021

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Quarky Ultimate Kit

Kit Content ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

1 x Quarky Robot 1 x USB Cable – C Type 10 x Recognition Cards 2 x Face Cutouts 2 x Practice Arena 1 x Screwdriver 1 x Getting Started Guide 1 x Battery 1 x Set of MDF Parts

● 2 x Motor with Wheel (For making 4-wheel drive Robots) ● 20 x Male - Female Jumper Cable ● 2 x Servo Motors ● 1 x Ultrasonic Sensor ● 1 x Set of Nuts, Bolts and Standoffs ● 1 x Manual

Courses 7. Learn AI with Quarky 8. Robotics & AI Level 1 9. Robotics & AI Level 2 10. Learn Python with Quarky* 11. Python for Robotics with Quarky* 12. Advanced Python and AI with Quarky* * Releasing on May, 2021

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Ultimate Kit - Robots Configurations

Two Wheel Driver Horizontal Robot

Two Wheel Driver Vertical Robot

Four Wheel Driver Horizontal Robot

Obstacle Avoidance Robot

Four Wheel Drive Obstacle Avoidance Robot with Phone

Vertical Steering Robot with Ultrasonic Sensor

Gripper Robot with Phone

QR Code based Localization Robot

Vertical Pick and Place Robot

Horizontal Pick and Place Robot

Football Playing Robot

Customise your Robot

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Curriculum 1: Learn AI with Quarky #

Lesson Name

Topics & Activity Covered

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1 Getting Familiar with - What is Quarky?

Quarky - Assembly if any like attaching a battery or powering up.

- Activity: Understanding various parts of Quarky (LED Matrix, Switches, IR Sensor & Touch sensors etc.)

2 Lights. Display. Fun! - What is PictoBlox?

- Connecting Quarky to PictoBlox - Activity 1: Having fun with expressions - Making various predefined expressions and animations on Quarky's display - Activity 2: Making your own name batch - Activity 3: Beating Heart - Making custom animations on Quarky's display 3 Fun with Music

- Introduction to Quarky's touch sensors - Activity 1: Touch Drum - Making music when someone touches Quarky - Activity 2: Dance party - Making animations in PictoBlox triggered using Quarky's touch - Controlling Music - Controlling Lights

4 Play Time!

- Introduction to Quarky's switches - Activity 1: Fruit Catching Game - Making a game where using Quarky's switches user has to control the basket and catch the fruits coming from top in PictoBlox - Setting up the environment - Making fruits fall randomly - Controlling the Basket - Scoring

5 Introduction to AI with Quarky

- What is Intelligence?

- What is Artificial Intelligence?

- Advantages of AI - Application of AI - Activity 1: Expression Detector - Making a program which identifies the expressions of the person and display the same expression on Quarky's display

6 Weather Monitoring System

- Introduction to weather monitoring and Internet of Things - Why is it necessary?

- Activity 1: Weather Monitoring System - Displaying the temperature, humidity and weather of any city on Quarky's display.

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Quarky Kits 7 Waste Management - Introduction to waste management System - Biodegradable Vs. Non Biodegradable waste - Activity 1: Waste Management System - Making a program in PictoBlox to identify the type of waste using object detection and display the same to the user using Quarky.

- Detecting Different Objects - Classifying the Waste - Displaying the Type of Waste 8 Road Safety with Quarky

- Importance of Roads and Travelling - Road Signs and Safety - Activity 1: Road Safety System - Making a program in PictoBlox to detect various signs using Machine learning and displaying/notify the user of the same.

- Detecting the Signs - Speaking/Listening to the Meaning of Sign

9 Face Recognition with Quarky

- Importance of Having a Security System - Activity 1: Face Recognition-Based Security System Making a program to save the user face and recognise it to open the lock in Quarky.

- Detecting a Face & Saving It in the System - Matching a Face with Those in the System - Displaying the Locking/unlocking Status

10 Home Automation System

- Home Automation Advantages - Activity 1: Making a Home Automation System - Creating a program to identify text using speech recognition and turn ON and OFF the light on Quarky using NLP - Natural Language Processing - Detecting the Voice - Text Classifier - Turning the Lights ON/OFF Using Voice Commands Capstone Project of Learn AI with Quarky

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Curriculum 2: Robotics and AI Level 1 #

Lesson Name

Topics & Activity Covered

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1 Say Hello to Quarky - What is Quarky & different configurations of robot?

Robot!

- Assembly if any, like attaching a battery or powering up.

- Activity: Understanding various parts of Quarky (LED Matrix, Switches, IR Sensor & Touch sensors etc.)

2 Fun with Robotics

- All About Robotics - Activity 1: Make Your Robot Move - Understanding and programming the robot to move forward, backward, left and right - Activity 2: Control Your Robot Wirelessly - Making a program to wirelessly control the robot using keys

3 Line Following Robot

- Why Line Following Robots?

- Activity 1: Calibrating the IR Sensors - Activity 2: Making a Line Follower Robot - Activity 3: Simplified Lined Follower

4 Artificial Intelligence - How AI Makes a Robot Smart? with Quarky - Activity 1: Making a Face Recognition System - Make robot recognize the face using face recognition and make the robot perform based on the expressions.

- Activity 2: Making a Robo-Pet 5 Quarky as an AI Delivery Bot

- Why Delivery Bots?

- How Does AI Make Them Smart?

- Activity 1: Detecting Numbers - Detecting numbers using Machine Learning - Activity 2: Making an AI Delivery Bot - Making a robot which follows line, detects numbers and stopping at number 1, 2 and 3

6 Make Your Own Waste Collector

- Why Waste Collecting Bots?

- How Does AI Make Them Smart?

- Activity 1: Waste Identifier: Making a custom machine learn model to identify paper and battery waste using Teachable Machine - Activity 2: Waste Collector Robot: Making a robot which identifies the waste and travels to the checkpoint to drop it accordingly.

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Quarky Kits 7 Quarky as an AI Assistance Bot

- Why AI Assistants?

- How Does AI Make Them Smart?

- Activity 1 - Making a text classifier: Making a natural language processing model which identifies the destination of the robot based on the command - Activity 2 - AI Assistance Robot: Making the robot which follows the command.

8 Make Your Own Self-Driving Car

- Why Self-Driving Cars?

- How Does AI Make Them Smart?

- Activity 1 - Detecting Signs & Landmarks: Making a program to detect signs using Machine Learning - Activity 2 - Self Driving Robot: Making a robot which identifies and follow the signs Capstone Project for Robotics & AI Level 1

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Curriculum 3: Robotics and AI Level 2 #

Lesson Name

Topics & Activity Covered

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Introduction to Robots & AI

- How AI is making robots smart?

- Making a line following robot

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Hand Controlled 4-Wheel Robot

- Assembly of the robot - Activity: Making a gesture controlled robot which is controlled with a human hand. It performs actions according to hand position on the stage.

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Automated Steering - Assembly of the robot Robot - Activity 1: Understanding and making a program to control the steering robot with PictoBlox - Activity 2: Making a program to automate the parking of a robot with steering

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Pick and Place Vertical Robot

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Obstacle Avoidance - Assemble of the robot Robot - Understanding the logic of obstacle avoiding robot - Activity 1: Interfacing and programming ultrasonic sensor in PictoBlox - Activity 2: Interfacing and programming servo control in PictoBlox - Activity 3: Making a obstacle avoidance robot which stops when an obstacle comes in front of it, check its surrounding and move in an empty place

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Advance Self Driving Robot

- Assembly of the robot - Learn the picking mechanism - Activity: Making a pick and place robot which is controlled with PictoBlox to move around and pick rectangular boxes.

- Assemble the robot - Activity: Making a robot which follows line, detects obstacle in path to stop using ultrasonic sensor and take decisions using sign detection in PictoBlox

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IoT Enabled Autonomous Pick and Place Robot

- Assemble the robot - Activity 1: Making the robot automatically pick a box when a box is placed in front of the robot.

- Activity 2: Making a robot which picks the box from one position, place it automatically on the destination, reports the number of box delivered on server and comes back to the start position using line following

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Autonomous Pizza Delivery Robot

- Assemble the robot - Activity 1: Detect the pizza using PictoBlox and grab it using gripper - Activity 2: Make a robot which detects pizza, grab it using gripper, follows line until destination is reached, and delivers the pizza

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QR Scanner Based - Assemble the robot Localization - Activity 1: Identifying and localizing the robot in PictoBlox using QR code.

- Activity 2: Using localization, make the robot move, pick thebox, and place it in the destination

Capstone Project for Robotics & AI Level 2

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