Makeblock Shop

Makeblock Shop is rated 3 out of 5 in the category consumer electronics. Read and write reviews about Makeblock Shop. Alex Ofman and Roel Vreeburg, started Makeblock Shop (MakeblockShop.nl) with the intention to bring technology and robotics in the hands of everyone. - Technology is a lot of fun and should be accessible to everyone. - Robotics is one of the core building blocks of our future. Our main focus is on education as this is where it all starts in our mind. In 2015 we have founded Freeman Participaties BV, and have looked for products which fit within our mission: "Helping to educate everyone in technology by selling affordable technology products"​. One of the key manufacturers that is helping us to realize our vision is Makeblock from Shenzhen. Makeblock is an Open Source construction platform. And Maker of the mBot, the mBot Ranger, the Starter Robot, the Ultimate Robot, the Airblock Drone, the LaserBot. All based ased on Arduino, Scratch, mBlock, and Arduino IDE. And highly expandable with all the other parts and electronics Makeblock is offering. Due to the use of Scratch (MIT Graphical Programming Language) in mBlock the free Makeblock programming environment, the barriers of entry to program are extremely low. And accessible everyone with an age of 6-100. Makeblock is also very affordable. Both of us have a rich experience in sales and marketing of technology, as we both have done this for the last 30 years or more. Originally Alex has a background in education and a proven management background, and Roel has a technology background and a proven management background. We operate a lean and mean organization, based on modern operating principles and technologies. Key for us is being approachable, and being able to help and enable our current and future customers. Both young and old. We are active developing learning materials and our aim is to have our materials in local language. We try to be present on as many Educational Fairs, Make-It fairs, Make Fairs, and Mini Maker Fairs as possible.