Over Coffee® is on holiday-weekend hiatus. As we celebrate our nation’s freedom, please enjoy this reposting of one of our top episodes of 2023.

“We don’t have enough STEM education for adults. And I want to solve this problem,” says Nanit Robotics Founder Vladyslav Konov,

That’s why his Nanit Robot educational kit, while a lot of fun, isn’t strictly for kids. “Big kids” are welcome to learn with it too. Here’s a link to his YouTube channel, to give you a preview of what it does!

And Vlad’s ongoing innovations include creating a smart-home version of his Nanit Robot for adults. He also says one of his next goals is to record a video book, to help everyone learn robotics.

Vlad, who introduced his Nanit ed-tech to the U.S. at CES®2023 in January, has a long track record of innovation.

An engineer, entrepreneur and educator, he is also the founder and CEO of RoboHouse, Ukraine’s international laboratory of robotics, electronics and programming.

In addition, Vlad is the creator of a first-of-its-kind robotics school in Ukraine.

And he’s looking ahead, as he continues to share his knowledge with the world.

“This is the future. If you’re not learning it you cannot find your way in (the) future,” he says.

That future, as he sees it, involves a lot of post-war rebuilding, along with the emergence of new technologies, in Ukraine.

Vlad shared the story of Nanit Robotics, explained some of the ways the kit can be used and offered a closer look at a future in which robotics can facilitate bringing ideas to life.

Here’s where you can follow and connect with Vlad and his Nanit Robotics team:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nanitrobot
2. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/81301257
3. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nanit_robot/
4. Website nanitrobot.com 

On this edition of Over Coffee® we cover:

• How Vlad first became inspired to pursue robotics as his life’s work;

• The biggest challenge Vlad found in his journey, as a Ukraine-based innovator;

• The story of the Nanit robot (this is a kit that can make, literally, 100 robots easily!)

• A “demonstration” of how we create a robot from the Nanit kit;

• Vlad’s vision for Nanit Robotics, beyond the kit’s use in schools;

• A “really funny” use case one user put into effect with open-source Nanit;

• Why the kit is as easy as connecting blocks, for non-technical users;

• How the video books which go with the robot get young learners engaged in problem-solving;

• What Vlad enjoys most, about the creative process of bringing Nanit to life;

• Why Ukraine excels at innovation; –

• How best to support Ukraine’s innovators;

• Vlad’s experience exhibiting at CES® 2023 (he was one of a dozen innovators from Ukraine, according to CES®’s webpage!);

• His future vision for Nanit (this is a global vision!);

• When the kit might be available in the U.S.;

• What Vlad prefers for the setup of smart homes;

• One of the most interesting lessons he himself has learned from teaching and creating robotics within the past year;

• How robots fit in with the better future world he envisions.