Teaching Girls to Code
SmartGurlz™ is a brand new line of friendly coding robots and action dolls that engages girls ages 6 and up in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
SmartGurlz™ opens a world of fun and at the same time inspiring interest in coding and the technological world with self-balancing robots.
Connected via smartphone or tablet this coding robot plunges girls into the heart of the action and allows for hours and hours play fun and learning.
SmartGurlz™ Siggy Robot with Jun doll
It inspire girls to be tomorrow’s creators and leaders by teaching them to code their dolls and Siggy robots in endless fun combinations.
This pink segway and doll combination is POPULAR for the US market and Jun is our most sold product in France.
Imagination, curiosity, experimentation and problem solving are the skills she will hone.
MEET SIGGY ROBOT™
Siggy is a self-balancing coding robot controlled by our SugarCoded™ app
Siggy moves, lights up, makes sounds,and has some serious skills on the dance floor.
MEET JUN
Jun is a young, Asian chemistry star who loves trendy fashion and science and scoots around town on her Siggy Robot™.
Top 3 Benefits of playing with Siggy Robot™
1. SPATIAL REASONING. Girls learn how to direct/orient their robots in new environments and interpret maps.
2. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. Girls learn to program their robots using our specially made kids coding software app called SugarCodedTM*.
3. STORYTELLING & PROBLEM SOLVING. Girls learn to story tell and solve missions via coding.
JUN Style: Rock 'n' Roll chic Favorite food: Gummy Bears Special hobby: Learning Italian Driving her Siggy Scooter SIGGY ROBOT Features
MEET SIGGY: The world's First Self Balancing Robot for Girls • Balances and Moves around on just two wheels without human intervention • Connect via smart phone and tablet with app SugarCoded™. • Can dance, do tricks, drive in circles and navigate over surfaces inside and out. • Fit Barbie and most other 11' inch dolls. • Is able to carry up to 6 ounces or 180 grams (an iPhone or a Mcdonald's quarter pounder). • Flashing lights in 2 colors!
Learn to code! A step-by-step tutorial that teaches you each coding block. The blocks are similar to Scratch (MIT learning lab) or Google Blockly and are considered the world’s best way to teach coding to kids. Freeplay is an intelligent joystick that allows you save your fun moves, replay and even use pre-programmed dances to start the right out of the box. Patch is an etch-a-sketch like tracker pad that allows the user to make a design on the app and later Siggy executes the pattern on the floor 4 game-like missions that include videos of our characters, maps and problem solving linked to the books. For example, one coding mission is to help Jun find hotdogs in Central Park by reading the map and coding the Siggy through the paths.
SugarCoded is a sandbox that allows you to create and save all kinds of coding programs with hundreds of lines of code. • Free with every purchase, SugarCoded™ is our proprietary app introduces girls to coding, games, lessons, books and learning! • Learn to code through our drag and drop interface in a game-like, self-directed tutorial starring Smart Gurlz™ characters. • Put your new coding skills to the test driving around solving missions, learn repeat-loops, basic algorithms, and compare with your friends. • Included illustrated e-books that highlight life as a chemist, computer hacker, engineer or artist.
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Smart dolls with style seek to make coding more fun for girls "SmartGurlz is a line of scooter-riding dolls you program with a mobile app. The use of fashion and storylines is part of a plan to get more girls into STEM!" |
Please note that Siggy only ‘balances’ when it is ‘carrying’ a SmartGurlz doll or other 11 inch / 28 cm fashion dolls that can be attached to the wrist holders on the handlebar. Play, learn to code, interact and problem solve with Siggy our Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) enabled, self-balancing mobile device. Take a few minutes to look through this guide and get the most out of your play with Siggy and begin the fun of SmartGurlz. GETTING STARTED Install the SmartGurlz SugarCoded application Android OS version newer than 4.4
HOW DO I INSTALL / CHANGE THE BATTERY? A regular 9-volt battery is required provide 3-6 hours of moderate play. However, we recommend that you purchase a rechargeable 7.4 V Lithium Ion or Lithium Polymer battery with a capacity larger than 600 mAh. You can also purchase a re-chargeable SiggyPower® Module with built in charger allows your Siggy to be recharged without the hassle of exchanging the battery. Remove the screw on the bottom of the Siggy using a screwdriver LOW BATTERY INDICATORS: When the battery grows weak, Siggy™ will move slowly and more easily fall down while moving or turning. Also driving range will decrease and a beeping sound may occur. When this occurs, power Off Siggy and replace the battery as described above.
HOW DO I CLIP ON DOLL? NOTE: Siggy needs to have a doll or another 6 ounce object to balance and drive. Use the wrist holders to clip in a SmartGurlz doll or other standard 11 inch / 28 cm fashion doll on to the handlebar. Make sure that the feet of the doll are firmly positioned in the designated footrests.
Turn On Siggy with the On/Off switch, located at the bottom of Siggy.
You will now hear a short beep
my Siggy product says its needs an update. what to do? Firmware updating: Your Siggy is equipped with an Over-The-Air (OTA) firmware update functionality that allows your Siggy to be updated with the latest firmware. Throughout the lifespan of your Siggy both app updates and firmware updates will become available including new features, new missions, new programming blocks, bug fixes etc. A firmware update option will be available when connecting to Siggy whenever a new firmware is released. Firmware updating takes approximately 3 minutes. Before pressing the update button on the smart device, be sure to have your Siggy ‘on’ and lay it down on its side on a flat service. Wait for the beep and it is ready for ‘play’ Black Siggy: If your Siggy turns up as a black Siggy on the "Choose Siggy" screen this can be an indicator that an update has failed. Select the Siggy and press Yes to update. If the problem persists please restart your Siggy and smart device.
Open the SugarCoded app and a Siggy in your color will appear solid on the screen. Click your Siggy and a green contour will indicate when your Siggy is connected to the app. In the upper right corner, a green check mark on the Bluetooth symbol, will at all times indicate if your Siggy is successfully connected to the app.
FREE PLAY: Your first try playing with Siggy should be using the Free Play. Use the joystick in the middle of the screen to move Siggy and Jen/Maria around the room. Girls want to have fun and FreePlay allows them to do it in a creative and engaging way. With our advanced joystick, girls can drive on the floor, save their choreography, use our pre-programmed buttons to ask Siggy to perform a figure 8, a “twist and turn” dance, 90 degrees turns, etc. You may save and load recorded drive patterns using the record, save and load buttons.
SELF HELP if a problem occurs
HOW DOES smartgurlz siggy COMMUNICATE WITH SMART DEVICES?
Black Siggy? What does this mean?
Update: How do I update the product? Turn on the Siggy, lay it flat on its side on a flat surface (table or on the floor). Press the button ‘update’ when the SugarCoded app prompts. Once the product beeps twice and the app shows 100 percent completion. You can start to play.
Why do I get an error in my app?
Battery The Siggy Robot requires a 9 Volt Battery or a Siggy Power battery.
Is the app available in different languages?
Which KINDLE works with the SugarCoded app?
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