Sammat Sphero updates

Sammat Education is pitching two classroom tech changes at once: trade in older Sphero robots for newer models, and add wireless headsets for small-group audio. (sammat.education) The company’s Sphero Upgrade Program lets schools swap existing SPRK+ or BOLT robots, “working or not,” for newer BOLT+ or RVR+ devices. A Sammat product page says the offer is aimed at schools already running Sphero in class and looking to move to newer hardware without replacing everything from scratch. (sammat.education) Sammat separately promoted Sphero BOLT+ packs for classrooms, including a 15-robot “Power Pack” with charging gear, carrying case and a free Sphero training course. The company says BOLT+ adds a programmable 128x128 pixel display and new coding blocks in the Sphero Edu app. (sammat.education; sammat.education) The audio side of the push is TTS ClassCast, a wireless classroom listening system built around one transmitter and six rechargeable headsets. TTS says it is designed for speaking and listening work, group reading and language learning, with a range of up to 30 metres. (tts-group.co.uk) TTS says the transmitter can switch between three channels, letting a teacher direct audio to different groups in the same room. The headset battery life is listed at up to eight hours, which puts the device in the category of all-day classroom kit rather than a short-session accessory. (tts-group.co.uk; blog.tts-group.co.uk) The pairing makes sense in primary STEAM lessons because the two tools solve different classroom problems. Robots handle coding and hands-on tasks; wireless audio handles instructions, discussion prompts and listening activities when several groups are working at once. (sammat.education; tts-international.com) Sphero itself has been pushing schools toward BOLT+ since the model launched, describing it as its most advanced round robot for education and offering trade-in discounts for older BOLT units. Sammat’s program adapts that upgrade logic for schools buying through an education reseller rather than directly from the manufacturer. (sphero.com; help.sphero.com) The immediate pitch is continuity: keep existing classroom robotics programs running, but refresh ageing devices and add clearer audio for group work. For schools already invested in Sphero, that is a lower-friction update than starting over with a new platform. (sammat.education; tts-group.co.uk)