Covid-19 has accelerated the transition to online teaching, raising questions about the role of robots in classrooms.

Thymio is a small, inexpensive, mass-produced mobile robot with widespread use in primary and secondary education. In order to make it more versatile and effectively use it in later educational stages, including university levels, we have expanded Thymio's capabilities by adding off-the-shelf hardware and open software components. The resulting robot, that we call Mighty Thymio, provides additional sensing functionalities, increased computing power, networking, and full ROS integration. We present the architecture of Mighty Thymio and show its application in advanced educational activities.

While most fifth graders are naturally focused on straight chillin', one is already on track to change the world. Ten-year-old roboticist Eva is the youngest person to receive Five by Five's Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship. SEE ALSO: Young comedian makes'America's Got Talent' great again with Trump joke Kat Borlongan, a founding partner at Five by Five, shared a summary of Eva's application on Facebook. "The streets of Paris are sad. I want to build a robot that will make them happy again. I've already starting learning how to code on Thymio robots, but I have trouble making it work. I want to join the program so the mentors can help me."