Introducing Playbook

Learn Python & Have Fun

Playbook is a Python app that lets you learn Python in a game-like robotic world. What you code is what you play. Have fun with Python in Playbook.

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Key Features

Step by Step - Mission Possible

Design Principles 
  • Story-driven learning

  • Structured in chapters like a book

  • Learn by completing missions

  • Animated robot characters

  • Organised by key learning concepts

  • In-app note-taking

  • Easy and flexible navigation


Simulated Robot World - Play to Learn

Design Principles 
  • Play like a computer game

  • Simulated 3D world

  • Simulated robot sensor data

  • Real-time feedback on your code

  • Interactive challenges and environments

  • Learn robotics concepts through simulation


What you code is what you see - Learn by Practicing

Design Principles 
  • Immediate visual feedback

  • Real-time code-to-action mapping

  • Hands-on experimentation

  • Instant cause-and-effect learning

  • Visual debugging of robot behaviour

  • Iterative learning through trial and error

Publication Information

  • Main author:
    Professor Claude Sammut
    - The University of New South Wales

    - Former president of RoboCup Federation

  • Co-authors: Peng Li, Yiteng Guo, Ke Liu

  • ISBN #: 978-0-646-73804-8

  • Year: 2026

The Playbook is designed for classroom use in schools and universities. For more information about the curriculum and robotics lab setup, please contact us.