Filament Games turns robotics into virtual reality

Robotics can be cool - and understandable - even if you’re not an engineer. And if you learn how to control robots, you could beat the odds of having a robot take over your job someday. That’s one of the messages of RoboCo, a project by Madison educational games development company Filament Games that’s drawing nearly $1 million in grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
RoboCo is a virtual robotics kit, being developed for play both in virtual reality mode and on a personal computer, Filament CEO Dan White said. It’s not meant to replace the physical act of piecing parts together and wiring circuitry but instead, to present an entree to the concept of robotics. It’s designed to make robotics accessible and fun and interesting, first and foremost, White said.