Pikku Academy.
Learning by Doing
Design and develop projects with the help of Pikku Academy, a device for creating real applications in a few days.
Pikku Academy.
Learning by Doing
Design and develop projects with the help of Pikku Academy, a device for creating real applications in a few days.
They have already trusted us
Students who prefer project-based learning
More motivation in the classroom
Greater chance that a student will be hired more easily in the future
Better logical thinking
Pikku Academy Features
The pikku is a small electronic device capable of recording and sending live information using wireless technologies. The Pikku incorporates 6-axis motion sensors, a small vibrating motor, two configurable pushbuttons and two led indicators
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Pikku academy brings up to speeds the development of real technological projects through which to learn theoretical knowledge
Remote actions with buttons
- Emergency button for elderly people
- Questions quiz
- Trigger phone actions like taking a picture
- Home devices remote control
Object/people identification
- Attendance control
- Instruments site location
- In/Out control
- High value objects distance control
Motion control
- Sitting or standing times
- Fall and dead man control
- Gestures to trigger phone actions
- Gestures to control robot actions
- Neck and back postures control
- Impact control of high value objects
Avisos de vibración y visuales
- Aviso de llamada entrante
- Aviso de presencia de objeto o persona
- Avisos de final de temporizador
- Aviso para cambio de actividad
Inteligencia Artificial
- Entrenamiento de movimientos a través de modelos de IA
Technology skills
- User interface design
- Wireless data access
- Mathematical data analysis
- Data graphical display
- Database storage procedures
- Server data communication
- Phone action triggering
- …and physics and math concepts
Theoretical knowledge
- Three-dimensional Space
- Gravity and measurement units
- Acceleration and deceleration
- Angular velocity. Measurements
- Trigonometry for angles and inclination
- Wireless signals: transmission power and reception strength
| Power | Lipo battery rechargeable by microUSB |
| Autonomy | 6 hours of full data transmission without vibration motor |
| Indicators | Status blue led Recharging red led |
| Communications | Wireless Distance: 20-30 meters depending on the environment |
| Movement sensor | Accelerometer 3 axis Gyroscope 3 axis |
| Interaction | 2 buttons Vibration motor (only with this option) |
| Enclosure | Green |
After years of teaching experience, I believe that the magic formula for engaging students to learn is to challenge them with real applications. In this way, they forget about the boring theory that comes from the blackboard and are motivated to self-learn and grow all their knowledge.
The Pikku Academy system has many interesting resources to design learning-by-doing projects in the classroom. A completely innovative way of teaching in the classroom!
It has been very easy and fast to make prototypes of R&D applications taking advantage of all the resources offered by Pikku Academy
We developed the final Computer Science project with the Pikku Academy devices to detect incorrect postures in the neck. We learned how to communicate with wireless devices, access databases, and analyze data mathematically in Android Studio. We enjoyed it very much.
I have used Pikku Academy with my UPV students and it has been a very motivating experience for them. Being such a versatile product, each group has applied it to their IoT project, giving it a different use. The API is very well documented and very easy to use.
The idea of Pikku Academy seems excellent to me to include it in the classroom, especially to work on skills related to technological skills and theoretical knowledge that are stimulated or enhanced with the use of the device.
Real use cases
Activity
Daily activity control, number of steps, distance, activity index and emergency button.
Snake
Classic Snake game.
Packs Pikku Academy
Pack single
It includes 1 Pikku device, 1 clip, 1 wristband and access to all documentation + code of example APPs
Pack Classroom
Perfect for education centers
It includes 6 devices, 6 clips, 6 wristbands, access to all documentation and examples and a 1-hour online course
Academy training
It includes a full course (4 hours) for teachers to learn how Pikku Academy works and how to use the material.
