Softbank Robotics' new product is a big stuffed toy...of robot

Softbank Robotics is known for selling humanoid robot Pepper. They announced new products. But that's not a robot.

Well, it's a huge Pepper stuffed toy. It's not a stuffed robot, and just a simple stuffed toy. Only cotton is in it. The size is 90 x 55cm and the weight is 6.5kg. The price is 75,500yen(about 650USD).

Originally this was a prize for Hackasson events using Peppar, but it was productization because it was popular as cute.
However, not everyone can purchase this. By entering name and e-mail address from the form and winning by lottery, you can earn purchase rights. The winning contact is in mid-March, shipping is in early April.

Easy programming learning

As programming becomes a compulsory subject at elementary school starting from 2020, interest in programming learning is increasing year by year, but learning may be troublesome even for adults. Therefore, the programming e-learning site Progate has released an application that makes it easy to learn their curriculum with smartphones. Currently it is only iOS version, but of course they are also preparing the Android version.

In this application, you can learn about programming with a curriculum equivalent to the web version. UI/UX is optimized for smartphones, and you can practice coding with original keyboard. Since the code you wrote is reflected in the preview screen immediately, you can learn while checking whether the code is correct or not.
The users they are assuming are kids of elementary ~ high school students who do not have PCs. Many cute illustrations are used for teaching materials to make them familiar with coding, and each time they do the curriculum one by one, their level will go up. That is exactly like a game. Now, you can learn with this application in the beginer level of HTML and CSS, but the curriculums are going to increase with future updates.
Application download is free.