Fable is a modular construction system. Students can create their own robot in minutes. Students can assemble modules together in many different configurations. Build custom robot bodies, use the inbuilt sensors and program the robot’s movement.

Depending on experience level, students can program using visual blocks (Blockly) or a programming language (Python). After one lesson with Fable students can work toward solving real-world problems. Fable is appropriate for primary school (8+), secondary and higher education.

In Shape Robotics our mission is to create a great set of robotic tools that inspire and empower anyone to solve real-world problems in a fun and engaging way.

We are developing, producing and commercializing the Fable robotic system which makes it easy for anyone to build and program their own robots. Shape Robotics is based on our research at the Center for Playware, Technical University of Denmark.

Fable is a modular construction set that students can use to create their own robot in just a few minutes. The Fable robot makes it fun and easy to teach 21st century skills and STEM. In just one lesson, the students can use innovation and their own creativity to solve real-world problems. Fable is appropriate for primary (9+), secondary and higher education.

The Fable robotics system has since appeared on the top Microsoft Education Apps list and has also launched successfully with partners in the United Kingdom, USA, Italy, France and Mexico with more being added to the global list at a rapid pace.

《中国机器人产业发展报告2019》显示，2019年中国机器人市场规模预计将达到86.8亿美元，2014年至2019年年平均增长率达到20.9%。其中，中国工业机器人市场约占全球市场份额的三分之一，是全球第一大工业机器人应用市场。

据统计，到2020年，中国工业机器人市场人才需求将达750万，人才缺口将达300万；到2025年，中国工业机器人市场人才需求将达900万，人才缺口将达450万。主要的短缺人才为研发工程师、系统设计与应用工程师、调试工程师、操作及维护人员等。

The Fable story all began in 2011, at the Technical University of Denmark – just outside of Copenhagen.

Moises Pacheco partnered with and began collaboration with David Johan Christensen, an Associate Professor and Robot Researcher.

It became clear that Moises and David shared the same vision: To develop a robot system that was extremely easy-to-use – even for younger school pupils. The two developers were inspired by previous projects with modular robots that could repair themselves, as well as a project they had in progress with LEGO® which was to develop new, digital products. This became Moises’ Ph.D. project, and as the years passed interest in using Fable grew ever greater.

At the end of 2015, David, Moises and Helene Christensen, a project manager, set up the spin-out company Shape Robotics and Fable was ready for the market.

Their mission remains today: To make Fable as widely available as possible to students globally. This has been made possible with funding from the Technical University of Denmark and the Danish Ministry of Education – and they are well on their way.

The Technical University of Denmark is the largest, leading environment for training engineers and for technical-science research in the country. The Center for Playware, is a sector of the Technical University and is a leading research centre globally, working at the interface between play, learning, robot technology and artificial intelligence.

A close collaboration between the Technical University of Denmark, and the Center for Undervisningsmidler (centre for teaching aids) at University College Absalon has ensured that Fable meets all of the the Danish education sector’s needs and requirements.