Pinky Studio

v0.9.22

Learn to Code with Robots

A desktop app for controlling Pinky Pro and Pinky Zero directly from your PC.
Python and robotics libraries are included, so you can start coding without a separate installation.

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Roadmap

Release Schedule

We are currently in beta. Try it out and share your feedback.

Now September 2026

Beta Testing

We provide accounts on request so you can try the app in an environment like a real classroom.

November 2026

Official Release

The official version will incorporate feedback collected during beta testing.

Features

Learn, Create, and Move — All in One App

Move from guided lessons to open-ended experiments and robot control in one workspace.

Step-by-Step Curriculum

Follow the stages, run code yourself, and check your understanding with exercises. Your dashboard tracks progress and accuracy.

A Ready-to-Code Environment

Python and the tools you need come with the app. Run code directly in the editor without installing anything else.

Robot Dashboard

Monitor battery, IR, IMU, camera, and motor status in real time and control your robot on screen.

Built-In Simulator

Follow the curriculum even without a robot. The simulator moves at the same speed as the real robot.

Robot Wi-Fi Setup

Choose your current Wi-Fi network to connect your robot. The app remembers its address for easier reconnection.

Save Your Creations

Photos, recordings, and text created with your code are collected in My Creations. View and listen to them inside the app.

Screens

Explore the App

Lessons, a lab, and a robot dashboard in one app.

Pinky Studio sign-in — Student and administrator accounts — Sign-in — Student and administrator accounts

Pinky Studio learning dashboard — Progress and accuracy — Learning dashboard — Progress and accuracy

Pinky Studio curriculum — Weekly stages — Curriculum — Weekly stages

Pinky Studio coding lessons — Code editor and simulator — Coding lessons — Code editor and simulator

Pinky Studio exercises — Checks at each stage — Exercises — Check your understanding at each stage

Pinky Studio robot dashboard — Sensors and controls — Robot dashboard — Sensors and controls

Curriculum

Available Courses

Currently, Pinky Zero Robot Programming is the one available course.

Pinky Zero Robot Programming

Explore Pinky's devices one by one, from wheels to camera,
and build a creation that moves with your own code.

Pinky Zero

16 Chapters Chapters 1–8 currently available

64 Hands-on stages

192 Questions Up to three questions per stage

None Recommended prerequisites

Course Stages

Chapters 1–8 Available now · Chapters 9–16 planned for October

Chapter 1 Pinky's First Steps Fast, Slow, and Backward Moving Just One Wheel Following a Set Route

Chapter 2 Turning in Place Repeating a Path Four Times Drawing a Square Following Your Own Route

Chapter 3 Listening with a Microphone Looking Ahead with Distance Sensors Stopping When Objects Get Close Moving Without Collisions

Chapter 4 Counting Wheel Rotations How Many Ticks Make a Turn? How Fast Is Pinky? Stopping by Distance, Not Time

Chapter 5 Reading the Floor with Sensors Following a Black Line Using Two Sensors Together Finishing the Course Smoothly

Chapter 6 Giving Pinky a Face Responding to Button Presses Changing Expressions in Sequence Expressing with Sound and Light

Chapter 7 Which Way Is Pinky Facing? Turning Exactly 90 Degrees Sensing Motion Pinky's Status Panel

Chapter 8 Seeing with a Camera Finding a Specific Color Following Your Chosen Color Saving What You See

Chapters 9–16 are planned for October 2026 release.

Chapter 9 Naming Frequently Used Actions Passing Values to Commands Returning Values from Commands Presenting Your Creation

Chapter 10 Recording a Route Reading a Recorded Route Retracing Your Steps Naming and Saving Routes

Chapter 11 Recording Your Voice Letting Pinky Reply Waking Up to Sound Collecting Sounds

Chapter 12 Setting Direction with a Push Remembering the Current Action Different Actions for Different Gestures Steering Pinky by Hand

Chapter 13 Which Side Is the Wall On? Following a Wall Turning Out of a Dead End Completing a Maze

Chapter 14 Setting Default Values Calling Commands from Commands Returning Multiple Values Writing a Guide to Your Commands

Chapter 15 Deciding What to Build Choosing Devices and Planning the Sequence Building the Foundation Finding What Does Not Work

Chapter 16 Refining Your Creation Adding Safety Features Writing a User Guide Presenting Your Work

Download

Download v0.9.22

Choose your operating system.

Windows Installer (.exe)

macOS Apple Silicon only (.dmg) Apple Silicon

Linux .deb .AppImage

Student User Guide Everything you need to get started, from installation and robot connection to completing lessons.

Korean Version English Version

macOS Installation Guide

The downloaded app may not open and may be reported as “damaged.” After installing, open Terminal and run the command below once to allow the app to open.

We are currently in beta.
Accounts are available only to users who have arranged access with us in advance.

If your access has been arranged,

complete the form below and we will create your account.

Request an Account

If you have not arranged access yet,

please contact us first. Select Pinky Studio Beta Account Inquiry as your inquiry type.

Ask About Registration

Registration for the free version opens with the official release in November 2026.

For other inquiries, email contact@pinklab.art.