Robotic chemistry sets for the classroom

This area of robotic chemistry has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years, with affordable microcomputers such as the Raspberry Pi and Arduino enabling more people to learn to programme. The BBC itself has recently gone full circle in releasing the BBC micro:bit, a pocket-sized codeable computer which, in 2015, was provided free to every child in year 7 across the UK. Laurie Points, Jonathan Grizou and Leroy Cronin investigate whether chemistry education in schools can benefit from the explosion of low-cost robotic devices.