Smart, playful, and packed with potential, meet Mai-Z, the ultimate programmable robot buggy for young coders aged 8-14! Whether it?s drawing shapes, following paths, or responding to motion, your young learners are in the driver?s seat, literally! Designed for hands-on learning, the Kitronik Mai-Z is a versatile educational robot built for the BBC micro:bit. This bundle pack combines the Kitronik Lesson in a Box Mai-Z, Floor Tile set for Mai-Z and Lesson in a Box Screen-Free Programming Pack.

This Kit includes:

Kitronik Lesson in a Box - Mai-Z the MouseBot for micro:bit
Smart, playful, and packed with potential, meet Mai-Z, the ultimate programmable robot buggy for young coders aged 8-14! Whether it?s drawing shapes, following paths, or responding to motion, your young learners are in the driver?s seat, literally! Designed for hands-on learning, the Kitronik Mai-Z is a versatile educational robot built for the BBC micro:bit

• Made for BBC micro:bit: From beginner to expert with custom MakeCode blocks and accessible lessons
• Line-Following Sensors: Have Mai-Z follow a line to a destination using the three (3) on-board line following sensors
• Central Pen Holder: Give Mai-Z a pen and create masterpieces with your code
• Distance Sensors: Ultrasonic sensors make it easy to code collisions avoidance and use distance measurements
• Cliff Edge Detection: Use the line following sensors to sense the edge of a table before Mai-Z falls off
• Onboard Speaker: Have Mai-Z give you audible feedback, beep a horn, or even sing a song!
• Sturdy Chassis: The enclosed design that even covers the inserted micro:bit is well-tested and sturdy
• USB-C Rechargeable: No batteries required! Every Mai-Z comes with a USB-A to USB-C Charging Cable

Lesson in a Box® for Mai-Z for BBC micro:bit is a complete class-based solution, designed for teachers with a limited coding background to allow a full exploration of all of Mai-Z’s features. The Lesson in a Box (Mai-Z) is a complete set of electronics and teaching resources to enable successful cross-curricular lessons with minimal teacher effort. The kit and teaching resources have been developed to save you precious time. The Lesson in a Box - Mai-Z the MouseBot for BBC micro:bit is supplied in a sturdy and convenient Gratnells tray, with a lit, for safe storage.

The kit is supplied with an extensive set of teaching resources that are aligned for both US & UK teaching, consisting of:

• Teacher/Technician/Classroom Assistant instructions
• Scheme of learning
• Lesson plans & presentations
• Student instructions & slideshows
• Exclusive digital versions of resources & code examples

Each Kit comes with:

• 11 x Mai-Z The MouseBot Floor Robots & USB-C Charging Cables
• 11 x Double-sided A1 Map/Line Following Posters
• 2 x A2 Features Posters
• 4 x STOP:bits & accompanying switched battery holders
• 11 x Sharpies
• 6 x Table Tennis Balls

Designed for hands-on learning, the Kitronik Mai-Z is a versatile educational robot built for the BBC micro:bit. Whether you're diving into coding with MakeCode’s block-based editor or exploring a world beyond monitor screens with the exclusive Screen-Free Programming add-on pack, Mai-Z makes STEM learning intuitive and fun. It’s even fully compatible with MakeCode CreateAI, allowing gesture-based control and AI-powered coding right out of the box. Aligned with UK and US curricula, Mai-Z empowers both learners and teachers to master core computing concepts through interactive, project-based activities.

In developing this box, Kitronik wanted it to be affordable, useful and robust enough for teachers to use time and time again. The teaching resources cover many curriculum specifications and have ample opportunities for personal development by encouraging pupils to view traditional STEM/STEAM activities as having value across their curriculum.

All of the teaching resources are set out in a teacher-friendly' way, including lesson plans, presentations, and printable worksheets. These are supplied in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint formats as well as PDFs, which can be copied, modified, and printed to suit your teaching style.

Highlights:

• The Lesson in a Box - Mai-Z the MouseBot for BBC micro:bit is a complete set of electronics and teaching resources to enable successful cross-curricular lessons with minimal teacher effort.
• No soldering is required for technicians or students.
• The kit and teaching resources have been thoroughly tested to work in your classroom.
• The kit includes technicians' notes, lesson plans, resources and workbooks or worksheets.
• The kit has been designed to be used over and over again, all component parts were chosen/designed with this in mind.
• Packaged in a sturdy reusable Grantnells tray that will keep the kits together and safe in between uses.
• It's fun to teach and fun to learn!
• The kit and resources have been designed for both UK and US alignment.

Floor Tile set for Mai-Z
Expand the adventure with the Mai-Z The MouseBot Floor Tile Pack! This handy add-on transforms any space into a dynamic coding playground. Build your town, set navigation challenges with the included destination cards, and explore coding in an exciting and tangible format that is packed full of educational, hands-on fun.

Each floor tile set contains:

• 24 location tiles
• 1 x pack of destination cards
• 48 road tiles (26 straight roads, 10 90° Corners, 6 T-Junctions, 4 Crossroads, and 2 Dead Ends)

Just add Mai-Z and a micro:bit.

Designed as an expansion for Mai-Z the MouseBot, this pack opens up even more ways to explore key computing concepts. It's all about practical, engaging learning that grows with your class, or children at home. Reusable, accessible, and endlessly adaptable, it adds depth and direction to every coding challenge.

Built for the BBC micro:bit, Mai-Z is your go-to robot for creative, cross-curricular STEM learning. Whether you're diving into coding with MakeCode’s block-based editor or exploring a world beyond monitor screens with our exclusive Screen-Free Programming add-on pack, Mai-Z makes STEM learning intuitive and fun.

Highlights:

• Expand the adventure with the Mai-Z Floor Tile Pack!
• Designed as an expansion for Mai-Z the MouseBot.
• Transform any space into a dynamic coding playground.
• Build your town, set navigation challenges with the included destination cards.
• Explore coding in an exciting and tangible format.
• Each floor tile set contains; 24 location tiles, 1 x pack of destination cards, 48 road tiles (26 straight roads, 10 90° Corners, 6 T-Junctions, 4 Crossroads, and 2 Dead Ends)
• Just add Mai-Z and a micro:bit.
• Mai-Z, the ultimate programmable robot buggy for young coders aged 8–14!
• Code Mai-Z with MakeCode drag-and-drop block-based coding.

Contents:

• 24 x Location Tiles.
• 1 x Pack of Destination Cards.
• 48 Road Tiles, consisting of;
• 26 Straight Roads.
• 10 90° Corners.
• 6 T-Junctions.
• 4 Crossroads.
• 2 Dead Ends.
• 1 x Gratnells Storage Tray
• 1 x Lid for Gratnells storage tray

Lesson in a Box Screen-Free Programming Pack
Convert Mai-Z The MouseBot into fully screen-free coding with this clever all-in-one add-on pack! Just press the Record button on the delightfully cheese-themed Screen-Free Programming Board, let Mai-Z roll over the coding blocks, then hit Play, and she’ll carry out the sequence exactly as she read it. It's a hands-on, engaging way to explore programming without a screen in sight!

Each set of the screen-free programming pack for the Mai-Z buggy bot includes:

• 11 Sets of 53 Instruction Blocks
• 11 Screen-Free Programming Boards
• 11 Student Booklets

This pack is exclusive to Mai-Z, and it's also the first time Kitronik have used this type of system for our coding products.

Built for the BBC micro:bit, Mai-Z is your go-to robot for creative, cross-curricular STEM learning. Whether you're diving into coding with MakeCode’s block-based editor or exploring a world beyond monitor screens with our exclusive Screen-Free Programming add-on pack, Mai-Z makes STEM learning intuitive and fun.

Highlights:

• Convert Mai-Z into fully screen-free coding.
• Just press the Record button on the delightfully cheese-themed Screen-Free Programming Board, let Mai-Z roll over the coding blocks, then hit Play, and she’ll carry out the sequence exactly as she read it.
• It's a hands-on, engaging way to explore programming without a screen in sight!
• Mai-Z, the ultimate programmable robot buggy for young coders aged 8–14!
• Code Mai-Z with MakeCode drag-and-drop block-based coding.
• Code Mai Z with Screen-Free Coding add-on pack: No screens? No problem. Use the code blocks and recorder board for hands-on, unplugged programming, perfect for younger learners.

Contents:

• 11 x Sets of 53 Instruction Blocks.
• 11 x Mai-Z Screen-Free Programming Boards.
• 11 x Student Booklets.
• 1 x Gratnells Storage Tray
• 1 x Lid for Gratnells storage tray