Photon Teaching Kit - AI Discovery - Product - Midwich

The Photon Teaching Kit - AI Discovery (SKU: ZE_06_BBESA) is an immersive, institutional classroom package designed to introduce students to the foundational principles of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision. Optimized for elementary and middle school environments (ages 7–12), this comprehensive system utilizes a project-based storyline where learners construct a physical smart city layout and train their robot to recognize objects, safely navigate municipal paths, and make autonomous decisions. Educators require zero prior computer science or AI background to lead lessons, making it easy to build critical thinking, data literacy, and technological awareness from day one.

What is Included in this Kit

• 1x Photon Robot (Education Version): A durable, school-grade interactive robot equipped with integrated proximity, light, sound, and touch sensors engineered for classroom environments.
• 20 Expert-Curated Lesson Plans: Turnkey teaching resources split evenly across two distinct developmental paths: Path 1 features ten modules tailored for introductory learners (Grades 2–3 / Ages 7–9), and Path 2 features ten advanced logic modules (Grades 4–5 / Ages 10–12).
• 1x Smart City Educational Mat: A heavy-duty, high-density coordinate floor mat that transforms the workspace into an automated municipal testing ground.
• 1x Universally Compatible Device Mount: A secure structural clip that fastens a school tablet or smartphone directly onto the robot’s chassis to align its camera for vision processing.
• Smart City 3D Models & Magnetic Signs: A premium physical asset set containing 9 foldable papercraft building mock-ups and 54 magnetic street signs allowing students to build a dynamic city layout.
• 19 Character & Traffic Light Flashcards with Stands: Highly visible physical target cards and structural holders used to train the robot's computer vision system to recognize people, interpret obstacles, and obey traffic signals.
• Interactive AI Simulation Accessories: Includes 1 physical roadblock, 1 dual-use refrigerator/tic-tac-toe game board, and 19 food and game cards to experiment with predictive data modeling and algorithmic sorting.
• Dedicated Photon AI App Access: Full software compatibility with specialized, free-to-download AI mobile and desktop application suites.

Technical Requirements & Notes

• Hardware Sufficiency: This kit is fully self-contained and includes one primary programmable robot body. No secondary hardware packages or base units are required to run the provided curricula out of the box.
• External Device Required: While this kit provides the structural device mount, it does not include a standalone tablet or smartphone.
• Camera Dependency: The artificial intelligence computer vision features (such as sign, face, and item recognition) rely entirely on the front-facing camera and processor of a user-provided mobile device running the free Photon AI application.