Cozmo Code Lab has opened the doors to all users interested in learning and engaging with robotics. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a drag-and-drop programming interface that’s been based on Scratch Blocks project, a collaboration between MIT Media Lab and Google. Aside from getting access to features like facial recognition and path planning, users of Code Lab will be getting a whole lot more starting December 5.
A free update to the app will bring many user-requested features like if statements, math operators, variables, function calls, etc. There will also be vertically-oriented block stacks that closely mirror the way text-based code is structured. Part of this new Code Lab experience, the existing interface will be called Sandbox Mode and the new one will be called Constructor Mode. On top of this, there will also be a new Featured Projects page where the user-created projects will be highlighted.