Philly-based LocoRobo, makers of STEM learning tools for kids, just launched a $20,000 KickStarter campaign aimed to help manufacture its latest creation: a tiny programmable robot called Loopy.

What sets Loopy — a three-inch-tall robot hailing from “Planet Loopitron” — apart from other similar robotics tools for kids is that it comes equipped with artificial intelligence capabilities. The company, founded by Drexel University Ph.D. Pramod Abichandani, says Loopy’s AI and on-board sensors allow the toy to “learn and grow over time, personalize his responses to his human companion, and react to the world around him.”

The $20,000 campaign will help the company expand Loopy’s world with additional accessories, features and product improvements, as well as help manufacturing efforts.

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