10 years & up with help, 12 years & up independently

Explore the future of advanced computing technology with KAI — short for Kosmos Artificial Intelligence!

Build and program an intelligent, six-legged, app-enabled robot that uses machine learning to react to the gestures and sounds that you make. Machine learning is the process by which computers use data to recognize patterns, learn, and make predictions, and it is a key aspect of artificial intelligence.

Using the app and your smart device’s camera and microphone, record physical gestures and sounds, assigning them to KAI’s five functions: walk forward and backward, turn left and right, and stop. The AI will learn to recognize each gesture or sound, even if they differ in small details. The more data you collect, the better the AI will learn from it.

Mechanically, KAI is a fascinating robot that can walk on six legs and rotate its upper body around 360 degrees, allowing it to turn toward any direction on the spot. Composed of 25 red LEDs, its face display can be programmed via the app to show different expressions and scrolling messages.

A full-color, 64-page manual provides step-by-step illustrated assembly and programming instructions, teaches lessons in AI and robotics, and includes a fun, comic-book-style story that brings KAI to life. Read about the history and future of AI and its real-world applications.

The app requires a tablet (recommended) or smartphone running iOS or Android. Please check the app stores for compatibility and device requirements.

• Build your own six-legged robot from more than 100 pieces
• Collect data via your smart device's camera and microphone
• Train your AI model to more accurately recognize patterns in the data
• Control your robot remotely using gestures and sounds
• Remote-control mode allows you to manually control your robot
• Display emotions and messages on the robot’s LED face display
• Includes a lesson in creating your own AI using household items (paper and cups)

4 AAA batteries required, not included.

Data Privacy & Safety:

• Thames & Kosmos has developed the KAI Robotics app to keep your data as safe and private as possible.
• The app works completely offline, meaning that all calculations are made locally on your device.
• The data samples you collect with the camera and microphone are not saved by the app as photos or audio files, as the AI only pulls abstract metadata (data that describes other data) from your samples.
• This means the data saved by the app is not recognizable as an actual image or sound. As a result, third parties cannot determine anything about you from the data.