Education Purchase Information

There may be grants and funding programs available through your ministry to support STEM purchases for educational institutions. Some grants require applications to qualify. Synthiam has trained staff who can work with your team on grant applications to help reduce ARC subscription costs. In addition, some schools require a product presentation to demonstrate capabilities to decision-makers. Synthiam is always happy to provide demos of our software and its educational value in robotics and programming literacy.


Why Synthiam ARC For Your School


Volume License Discounts

Synthiam is a leading robot software platform, and we want to ensure your students have access to the best tools for learning robotics and programming literacy. Our team will work with you to arrange a volume license that fits your budget. If you are considering an ARC volume subscription, we can provide a trial and assign an associate to understand your requirements for volume usage.


Synthiam Makes Teaching Robotics Easy

Robotics is a broad field that includes AI/ML, electronics, programming, engineering mathematics, physics, and human interface design. We understand how overwhelming it can feel to teach robotics without knowing where to start. Because robotics is still an emerging discipline, educators often struggle to find clear examples and beginner-friendly tutorials. Additionally, many online examples are application- or hardware-specific and require prior knowledge or dependencies that may be outside your learning objectives.

To ensure the greatest success for Synthiam’s education partners, we assign an associate to understand your goals and requirements. This makes it easy to find relevant examples and tutorials without disrupting your classroom activities.

For example, you may need sample projects for implementing a navigation solution as part of a volume subscription. Your Synthiam associate will help locate the appropriate documentation and tutorials on Synthiam’s website. If suitable tutorials do not exist, our team may create them, as our content is shaped by ongoing collaboration with educators.

If you’d like to speak with an associate, let us know and we’ll help you accelerate your organization’s STEM and robotics programs.

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W9 Forms

Synthiam is a Canadian federally incorporated company and cannot provide U.S. W-9 tax forms. (read more)

W-8BEN-E

You can download Synthiam’s completed W-8BEN-E form here.


VAT (Value Added Tax)

Synthiam is a Canadian company and is not VAT registered, as VAT applies to businesses registered within the EU/UK VAT system. If your purchasing department requires tax information for payment processing, we can provide our Canadian GST/HST registration number instead. For customers outside Canada, Canadian GST/HST is typically not charged on invoices. Any local taxes (such as EU reverse-charge VAT) are handled by your institution in accordance with local regulations.


How Can We Help?

Let us know how we can help bring Synthiam ARC into your classroom or school. We can assist with grant applications, provide demos to decision-makers, and arrange volume license discounts.

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What kind of robot do you want to teach with?

Working with Synthiam gives you access to over 300 technology and robot partners. Your assigned associate will be your single point of contact for advice on selecting products that meet your educational goals and arranging volume purchases.

1. Use a Robot Product

Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate

ARC lets you program a pre-built robot or kit. This option allows you to get started right out of the box with minimal setup. Below are a few popular ARC-compatible robot products. Select a robot to view information, purchase links, and manuals.

AdventureBot from EZ-Robot

Two wheeled WiFi enabled robot with camera. Built with EZ-Bits! By using the same WiFi EZ-B v4 brain as higher cost Revolution robots, this...


AR Parrot Drone from Parrot

The AR Parrot Drone is a flying quadcopter toy that our ARC Software can control. Establish a WiFi connection to the drone from your...


Balance Robot from Sain

The Sain Smart v3 balance robot is an inverted pendulum. Technically, you can use the hardware from this robot, combined with ARC, to...


Bioloid from Robotis

The Robotis Bioloid humanoid robot uses AX-12 servos, that can be controlled by a number of various Synthiam supported controllers. Such as...


Darwin Mini from Robotis

The ROBOTIS MINI is an ARC compatible miniaturized humanoid robot featuring 16 XL-320 Dynamixel servos, the OpenCM9.04 32-bit ARM...


EZ-InMoov Robot Head from EZ-Robot & Gael Langevin

The EZ-InMoov Humanoid Head is a do-it-yourself educational robot for enthusiasts, educators, and researchers interested in artificial...


JD Humanoid from EZ-Robot

JD is a fully functional humanoid robot kit built with ez-bits and invented in Canada. This WiFi enabled humanoid robot is easy, fun and...


Roli Rover from EZ-Robot

Roli is a very customizable WiFi enabled planetary rover style robot kit, with 13 female ez-bit connections for additional ez-bits. Much...


Roomba from iRobot

The iRobot Roomba makes a great platform to get started with your EZ-Robot Complete Kit. Enable fantastic features to turn your boring...


Shell-e from EZ-Robot

Using a 3D Printer, you can build and customize your robot pet! Integrate design, 3-D printing, electronics, and coding into your STEAM...


Six Hexapod from EZ-Robot

This hexapod robot kit is a creative robot platform invented in Canada. Assembled with ez-bits, Six is a very customizable WiFi enabled...


Sphero from Sphero

Sphero is a remote control toy ball with Bluetooth connectivity that can be controlled by ARC. Using ARC gives you the ability to add many...


Telepresence Robot from Ohmnilabs

Telepresence made easy. The Ohmni telepresence robot lets you be anywhere in the world in just one click. The new Ohmni Supercam contains...


Tello Drone from DJI

Tello is an impressive and affordable little drone that's a blast to fly and helps users learn about drones with coding education. The...


TurtleBot 3 from Robotis

TurtleBot is derived from the Turtle robot, driven by the educational computer programming language Logo in 1967. TurtleBot, originating...


2. Build a DIY Robot

Skill Level: Advanced

Building a DIY robot has traditionally been a daunting task. Synthiam makes DIY robotics more approachable by providing easy-to-use software that works with many popular hardware platforms. This lets you spend more time focusing on creativity and innovation rather than setup and compatibility issues.

We’ve created a step-by-step Getting Started Guide to help you build your own robot. Click the button below to begin.

Make a DIY Robot