Here you will find the relevant information you need to support your school customers in their procurement of WhyMaker's Marty the Coding Robot, through your Boards of Cooperative Educational Services / Regional Information Centres (BOCES/RIC) via the NYS Instructional Technology Statewide Contract Consortium (NYSITCC) Master License and Service Agreement.
Key information:
Contract Number:
ITCC-238-2023
What is the product under contract?
Marty is the best value-for-money humanoid robot on the market! The unique walking mechanism means Marty can walk, turn, dance, kick a ball and so much more. And, because each limb is controlled by specific motors, Marty is also more stable and robust than other walking robots.
Marty the Coding Robot
Walking, talking, dancing, programmable, adaptable, customizable robot!
Marty the Robot
The New Marty V2 makes learning about robotics and coding fun and engaging. Build your Marty, program in languages from simple blocks in Scratch to Python and beyond, learn about sensors, and expand your robot
*Request a quote for BOCES pricing.
Browse our Class Packs for your complete STEM solutions.Each class pack comes with a STEM
extras pack.
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Marty Add-Ons & Accessories
Browse our Marty the Robot add-ons and extras for your complete STEM solutions.
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How to Request a Quote
Follow these steps to ensure that special BOCES/RIC pricing is applied:
1. Please fill out a Request for Quote form
2. WhyMaker will upload the BOCES/RIC quote to the ITCC Vendor Hub and email you a copy.
You can also contact us directly for more information.
Training for BOCES/RIC staff
WhyMaker understands that you, our BOCES/RIC partners, will deliver valued professional services to your school customers on the use of WhyMaker products in their classrooms. We will provide you with train-the-trainer training led by our Chief Education Officer, Liz Gallo, and her team. If required as part of the training, we can work together to have one of our consultants lead a two-hour PD via remote video call that your staff / school customer can shadow to gain the skills and knowledge required.
To procure training for your staff, please follow these steps:
1. Email info@whymaker.co and provide the name and email address of your team members with some available dates/times for 2 hours of training.
2. Wait for WhyMaker to contact you to organize training via a remote video call.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
If you are ready to purchase, please follow the steps in the "How to Request a Quote" section.
If you require additional information, please contact: info@whymaker.co
Marty has been an international phenomenon from the start, and today more than 7,000 Martys have been sold with distributors across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and North and South America. Marty can be found in over 1,000 schools around the world moving and grooving to Scratch and Python.
Marty is the best value-for-money humanoid robot on the market! The unique walking mechanism means Marty can walk, turn, dance, kick a ball and so much more. And, because each limb is controlled by specific motors, Marty is also more stable and robust than other walking robots.
Starting to program Marty is really easy. If you're a first time programmer you'll want to start with Scratch, and more advanced users can use Python or Javascript.
For even more advanced users, head to the Expand section to see how you can do things like adding a Raspberry Pi and camera, 3D print parts, and run ROS, the Robot Operating System
And don't forget to check out the activities section for fun Marty projects
Marty comes with everything you need to get started!
Absolutely – your school customers can start today! Just follow the steps above and issue a quote and we can walk through the rest together. Please be assured that for your first school customer(s) as part of the training, we can work together have one of consultants lead a two-hour pd via remote video call that your staff can shadow to gain the skills and knowledge required to deliver the PD.
Marty’s control board utilises an ESP8266 WiFi module - specifically the ESP-12E.
WiFi type: 802.11 b/g 2.4GHz
Authentication: WEP/WPA
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