Everything comes in a plastic box in size identical to SPIKE Prime. Comparison of SPIKE Essential and WeDo 2.0įirst, let’s unpack.Pick the aspect that interests you the most. Is it perhaps a jack of all trades and a master of…? Before we judge it too harshly, let’s take a look at the important features of this kit in the context of school education with focus on robotics and coding. Unlike previous series from LEGO Education, intended mainly for learning robotics and programming, SPIKE is a “cross-curricular STEAM solution”. However, SPIKE Essential is not a straightforward replacement for WeDo, it’s something else entirely. In practice, this means that the electronics, bricks and even programming are compatible with SPIKE™ Prime – great! It is an important part of the official LEGO Learning System, which claims to be “a scalable learning system based on the familiar LEGO® brick”. SPIKE Essential is supposed to fill the educational void in early primary school. Spare parts are still available, for now. The Core Set is retired and the reserves are completely sold out in many countries. The old and proven WeDo 2.0 is now out of the picture. In this review, we examine every aspect of SPIKE Essential to understand why. The new educational robotics kit has arrived, but its welcome is saturated with mixed feelings. Out with the old, in with the new! SPIKE™ Essential by LEGO® Education is a recently launched set of bricks and electronics for kids in primary school education.
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