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Minibloq is a free, intuitive graphical programming environment for Arduino, physical computing devices and educational robots.

Minibloq: graphical programming environment for Arduino

Minibloq is a free, intuitive graphical programming environment for Arduino, physical computing devices and educational robots.
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Tech book for kids!

I just wanted to share today in this short post a new Kickstarter campaign from STEM Center USA, the creators of the Pi-Bot, one of the robots that can be... Read more

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miniBloq.v0.82 is here!

Hi miniBloqers!

I'm glad to announce the new miniBloq.v0.82 version. It has a lot of improvements, and it supports the Arduino Leonardo, the new DuinoBot.v2.3 (both in HID and in... Read more

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miniBloq's new collaborations

Hi, it has been a long time since my last update in Kickstarter. But miniBloq is more active than ever! If you want to take a look to the upcoming... Read more

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We launched Multiplo Open Robot Kit

Hi! After a lot of work, we finally launched an open source building kit for robotics. It's a different kind of building system where the users can add their own... Read more

Native Minibloq for Linux released!

Hi! It's nice to say that today, we released the Minibloq native (Beta) version for Linux. It's an all-in-one package designed to be easy to install. It also has the... Read more

Minibloq UpdatePack1 released

As promised, the UpdatePack-1 (UP1 for short) is available now. And it's the result of the constributions of many users (thanks again!). Aside from minor bug fixes (all of them... Read more

A year after the Kickstarter campaign

A year has passed since Minibloq's Kickstarter campaign. I have made a post in Minibloq's website, about both the roadmap and the project status:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2012/06/year-after-kickstarter-campaign.html 

And here is the same... Read more

Minibloq+Multiplo @ Maker Faire Bay Area 2012

Next weekend: Minibloq + Multiplo will be present at Maker Faire Bay Area:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2012/05/minibloqmultiplo-maker-faire-bay-area.html

Minibloq.v0.81.Beta released!

Hi!

Today was released the Minibloq.v0.81.Beta, which is the first version that supports full internationalization.  Soon I will be posting about the roadmap of the project, as well as updating... Read more

Upcoming Minibloq.v0.81 features summary

Hi! The next version of Minibloq is near, and here are some of its features:

1. Minibloq will support strings (and emoticons!) over the board's serial ports:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2012/02/minibloqv081beta-sending-text-with-new.html 

2. We... Read more

New third party Spanish guides using Minibloq

Hi!

We have new third-party material, this time in Spanish, using Minibloq. Here are the posts in Minibloq's web site:

José Manuel Ruiz Gutiérrez's tutorial: http://blog.minibloq.org/2012/01/nuevo-tutorial-con-ejemplos-en-espanol.html 

RobotGroup's robotic's guide: http://blog.minibloq.org/2012/01/guia-en-espanol-de-robotica-spanish.html

As always,... Read more

Minibloq & Sparkfun Inventor's Kit for Arduino

Hi! There is new material ready-for-use, created by Sparkfun and available for download, using Minibloq and Sparkfun Inventor's Kit for Arduino. Here is the post on Minibloq's website:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2011/12/minibloq-sparkfun-inventors-kit-for.html 

Thanks!... Read more

New ready-to-use Examples with Videos, Code and Fritzing Circuits

Hi! As part of the new preliminary documentation, we have added a page with complete examples, most of which include Frizting diagrams, videos and Minibloq code (mbqc files). These examples start from... Read more

Minibloq's preliminary documentation ready.

Hi!

Today the basic (or preliminary) Minibloq's documentation was finished. Here is the post with all the links in Minibloq's website:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2011/11/minibloqs-preliminary-documentation.html

There is a small description of every block... Read more

New Minibloq forum

Hi!

Hi! I've been working to put on-line a forum for the project. Here is the post in Minibloq's website:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2011/11/new-minibloq-forum.html

If you want to go directly to the forum,... Read more

Minibloq.v0.8.Beta Wineskin wrapper for Mac OS X

Hi! 

Ulises Mendoza (from Spain) made (again) a Wineskin wrapper as a first approach to run Minibloq under Mac OS X with Wine. I know it's not the best solution,... Read more

MINIBLOQ RELEASED!

Hi!

Finally, after a lot of work, the first Minibloq Beta version has been released:

http://minibloq.org

It's just a Beta, but I hope you enjoy it. There is also preliminary... Read more

Upcoming Minibloq Beta: Small video with new features

Hi! Today I post a small video (about 2 minutes) showing the main new features in the upcoming Minibloq.v0.8.Beta. Here is the link:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2011/10/minibloqv08beta-new-features.html

Thanks!

Julián

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More blocks and ArduinoISP for ATTinys

Hi! Today I'm testing the last blocks (and blocks improvements) that has been developed for the Beta. Here is the post on the project's web:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2011/10/more-blocks-report-2.html

And a few days... Read more

Some ATTiny MCUs now supported by Minibloq

Hi!

Three small MCUs has been added to the upcoming Minibloq.v0.8: ATTiny25, ATTiny45 and ATTiny85:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2011/10/attiny254585-usbasp-very-little-board.html

Thanks!

Julián

More blocks! Report #1

Hi! I have been working on new blocks for the upcoming Beta release, and also on some improvements to organize the blocks on the pickers. Here is the first of... Read more

Mega boards are here

Three new important boards has been added to Minibloq:

Arduino™ Mega 2560
Arduino™ Mega (ATmega1280)
Seeeduino Mega

Here is the post in the project's site:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2011/09/mega-boards-added.html

Julián

32 bits Maple board added!

Hi! Among the new features the we are adding to the Beta, is the support for new boards. And not only 8-bits-AVR boards. Today we finished the initial testing with... Read more

Minibloq Alpha testing

Hi! We are near to the public Beta release now, and I'm testing the Alpha with more hardware and with different users, including students and kids. Here are two posts... Read more

New small video about the real time error-checking in the variables subsystem

Hi!

As promised in a previous update, here we have another small video with features belonging to Minibloq.v0.8.Alpha. This time it shows quickly the real time error-checking in the variables... Read more

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First approach to run Minibloq under OS X and new video about v0.8.Alpha

Ulises Mendoza, from Spain, has been working on a Wineskin wrapper for Minibloq. Thanks Ulises! I made a small post about it in Minibloq's blog:

http://blog.minibloq.org/2011/09/first-approach-to-run-minibloq-under-os.html

This version has been sent to... Read more

Minibloq.v0.8.Alpha sent to backers and alpha testers

Hi!

Today I sent the last Alpha version. The next will be the Beta, which will be available for download for everybody.

There has been a lot of improvements, and... Read more

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Some data about the Alpha

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Successfully raised $8,195 with 167 backers

1 hour left! Thanks!

Hello Everyone!!

With 1 remaining hour, I want to say thanks to all of the people who helped with the project.

I will soon be sending a survey to all of... Read more

Friend projects

Hi! This time, I want to mention 3 projects that may be relevant to Minibloq:

1. Minibloq & iPad: Andy Schaefer has started the preliminary work for a future port of... Read more

Some Minibloq news

Hi! I have been working a lot on the project these days. Here are some news I want to share:

1. New board added

The Seeeduino v2.2-ATmega328P board has been... Read more

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We all did it, thanks! thanks!

Hello, yesterday we have reached our Kickstarter goal. Many thanks again for all your support!

Julián

Germán

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New video with a DuinoBot.Kids controller

We will upload new videos and more info about the project along the Kickstarter campaign. Here is a new video showing what Minibloq can do (the controller here is the... Read more

New rewards

Hi, yesterday we added two new rewards:


  • The first includes hardware (a DuinoBot.Kids AVR-based robot controller) and is (at least by now) limited to 15 boards. This is the controller... Read more
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