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Thymio

[Thymio](https://www.thymio.org) is an open-source educational robot designed by researchers at [EPFL](https://epfl.ch) in collaboration with…

Founded
2011
HQ
Lausanne, Switzerland
Status
active

Models

1

Overview

Thymio is an open-source educational robot designed by researchers at EPFL in collaboration with ECAL , produced by Mobsya, a nonprofit association. Originally created in 2011, Thymio II is a small affordable mobile robot intended for STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics), teaching programming and robotics to learners from primary school through university. Thousands of Thymio robots are deployed in Swiss and French schools, with the canton of Geneva and Vaud placing bulk orders exceeding 900 units.

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Active incidents
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Key facts

Robot

Open-source educational robot for children

Focus

Educational robotics

Technology

Open-source hardware

Backers

Developed by EPFL and ETH Zurich

Developer

EPFL and ECAL

Producer

Mobsya (nonprofit)

Form factor

Mobile educational robot

Open source

Yes

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Thymio.

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