Sphero BOLT+ and Sphero Blueprint Engineering Kit

Lower Age: 8

Upper Age: 18

Price: $239.00

Year Added: 2025

Get ready to roll into learning with Sphero BOLT+, the sleek, app-powered robot ball that grows with your child’s skills. Suitable for ages 8 and up, BOLT+ teaches coding through interactive play—starting with simple drag-and-drop commands and progressing to JavaScript. With its LED matrix, motion sensors, and companion app (available on iOS and Android), kids can create games, experiments, and challenges that make STEM learning irresistible. Bring structures to life with the Sphero Blueprint Engineering Kit! Kids ages 12+ can snap together beams, trusses, motors, and sensors, then animate their creations to explore principles of balance, motion, and design. Challenge cards guide beginners while still leaving room for open-ended experimentation. Combined with Sphero BOLT+ or on its own, this kit provides a hands-on introduction to engineering, coding, and creative problem-solving.-Reviewer Virginia Hawkins

Framework Categories

Engineering Tools and Processes (ETool)

Apply SEM Knowledge (SEM)

Engineering Thinking (EThink)

Moore, T.J., Glancy, A.W., Tank, K.M., Kersten, J.A., Smith, K.A., & Stohlmann, M.S. (2014). A framework for quality K-12 engineering education: Research and development. Journal of Precollege Engineering Education Research, 4(1), 1-13.