💻 Coding · 🤖 AI robots, toys and kits · 🏫 Classroom tools
Ozobot Evo
By Ozo EDU, Inc. (Ozobot). Visit Ozobot Evo
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
Evo is a thumb-sized robot that follows lines and reads Color Codes, patterns of colored marker dots that tell it to turn, speed up or do tricks. Young kids code by drawing on paper with no screen. Older kids move to block coding in Ozobot's web editor or the Evo app, which adds an augmented-reality practice mode. Evo has sensors, lights and a speaker and connects by Bluetooth. Ozobot sells mainly to schools.
Our take: A strong classroom choice for K-8 coding that starts without screens; families on a budget may find the single-robot price steep.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 3 out of 5 | No ad slots appeared, but the page is a store: prices and Add to Cart buttons fill the first screen, with links out to TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X. |
|---|---|
| Data: 1 out of 5 | The first visit contacted 81 third-party hosts, including ad and retargeting services (Google, Amazon, The Trade Desk, AdRoll) and 13 trackers such as TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Hotjar, all before any consent; these were tracking and retargeting pixels and no ad was shown. |
| Ease: 2 out of 5 | This is a shop page for adults and schools; a child finds product boxes and prices, nothing to start. |
| Cost honesty: 3 out of 5 | Paid hardware with clear prices on the page: Evo Entry Kit $175, 6-bot classroom kit $999, 12-bot kit $2,050. |
What we found
- 81 third-party hosts on 60 sites contacted on the first visit, with no consent given
- 4 known ad networks (doubleclick, amazon-adsystem, adsrvr, googleadservices) plus AdRoll, and 13 known trackers including TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn
- 76 cookies set before consent, from 20 third-party domains
- The page is a product listing: $175 to $2,050 kits with Add to Cart / Quote buttons and a Log in link
From the test: The robot's web page is a store for adults that loads a large set of ad and tracking services on the first visit; there is nothing here for a child to use.
| Ages it suits | grades K-8 |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Terms of use say you must be at least the age of majority where you live, or have consent from a parent, guardian, school or authorized educational institution. (terms) |
| Price | Paid. Evo Entry Kit $175; Evo classroom kits from $999 (Ozobot store, Oct 2026) |
| Works on | A device, Web, iPhone and iPad, Android |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | None |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI in the robot; Ozobot separately offers AI-generated lesson tools it calls experimental and an AI curriculum for grades 5-12. |
What's good
- Screen-free start with markers and paper
- No app or account needed to begin
- Clear under-13 privacy limits
Watch for
- Pricier than many toy robots
- On-screen coding needs a Bluetooth 4.2+ device
- Ozobot's AI lesson tools are labeled experimental
Data and privacy
Ozobot says the only personal information it collects from children under 13 is a parent's email for password resets, and it shows no ads or marketing to under-13s; it names iKeepSafe as its COPPA contact. The same policy says the website uses Google AdSense advertising cookies. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
A small 2021 peer-reviewed conference study with third and fourth graders found Ozobot plus digital storytelling a promising way to build computational thinking; it did not isolate Evo or measure long-term effects.
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Where these facts come from
- https://ozobot.com/
- https://ozobot.com/collections/evo-coding-robots-new
- https://ozobot.com/products/evo-entry-kit-1
- https://ozobot.com/pages/evo-app
- https://ozobot.com/pages/privacy-policy
- https://ozobot.com/pages/terms-of-use
- https://ozobot.com/pages/ai-policy
- https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2021/104770
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