MISSION CONTROL IS ONLINE

Curiosity has
no limits.

Welcome to your own corner of the universe. Build things. Code robots. Make discoveries. Every big idea starts with a little experiment.

Choose a mission Try the coding game

Learn by playing. Explore at your own speed.

THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES

Hey, Space Explorer

Small steps. Giant leaps.
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✳ CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

Your mission board.

Pick a challenge. Gather your supplies. Then see what you can discover!

12missions to explore
Every experiment is a success when you learn something new.
INTERACTIVE CODING LAB ● SYSTEM READY
PLAY & LEARN

Program your rover.

Build a list of instructions, then press RUN. Can you get the rover to the glowing star?

MISSION MAPFirst flight
LEVEL 1 / 3
Rover Destination Space rock
COMMAND CENTERWrite your code
0 STEPS
Tap a command to add it to your program.
YOUR INSTRUCTIONS MAX 30
Your code appears here ✦

Ready, commander! Build a path to the star. ✨

Try it with your real robot!Botley 2.0 uses FORWARD, BACK, LEFT, and RIGHT too. Set up a similar route with its activity tiles.
✳ THE WONDER LAB

Questions are
superpowers.

Science starts with wondering “What if?” Try an experiment, make a prediction, and find out what happens.

EXPERIMENT SPOTLIGHTAT HOME • HANDS-ON
SCIENCE MISSION 01

Make a Moon crater

What happens when a space rock hits the Moon? Grab flour, cocoa, and a few pebbles to find out.

YOUR EXPLORER JOURNEY

The badge collection.

Try missions to unlock your very own explorer achievements.

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KEEP WONDERING. KEEP EXPLORING.

There's a whole universe
left to discover.

These cool places have more robot adventures, space games, and coding ideas.

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BOTLEY 2.0

55 robot challenges

More missions for your real coding robot.
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BOTLEY 2.0

Robot instruction guide

Learn all the buttons and secret tricks.
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NASA

Explore Mars

Drive a rover and investigate Mars rocks.
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SCRATCHJR

Create a space story

Make rockets and aliens move with code.
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NASA

More space activities

Games, experiments, crafts, and discoveries.
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NASA JPL

Make a Moon crater

Try the real NASA version of this experiment.
✦ THE BEST QUESTION IS "WHAT IF?"

Stay curious, Explorer.

Your next discovery is only one experiment away.

Back to mission control
EXPLORER PROFILE
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What's your explorer name?

You can call yourself anything you want. Captain Comet? Star Scientist? It's up to you!
FOR THE GROWN-UPS

A little guide to the lab

Starbound Lab is designed to make real-world play the main event. The coding game on this site is a learning simulator; it does not connect to or remotely control Botley.

Set up Botley 2.0
  1. Install 5 AAA batteries (3 in the robot, 2 in the programmer).
  2. Slide the robot switch to CODE and put it on a flat, hard surface.
  3. Press and hold CLEAR on the remote to start a fresh program.
  4. Tap the arrows to build a sequence, aim the remote, and press TRANSMIT.
Science and safety

Supervise experiments, balloons, pebbles, magnets, and small toy pieces. This site has no accounts, ads, or tracking. Progress and your explorer name are saved in this browser. The secret transmission name is used for the message only and is not saved.

Back up an explorer log

Progress stays in this browser. Save a backup file to keep it safe, or restore it on another device. A backup may include the regular explorer profile name, so keep it private.

A hidden birthday surprise

A tiny star beside the welcome greeting hides a surprise. Tap it five times quickly, then enter the recipient’s name. The name is not sent to a server or stored in the browser.

Official Botley 2.0 guide
CLASSIFIED • MISSION CONTROL
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A hidden transmission!
INCOMING MESSAGE FROM MISSION CONTROL

Surprise, Space Explorer!

This entire little universe was made just for you. Happy Birthday! There are robots to program, planets to explore, and amazing things waiting to be discovered.