<s>
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
is	O
a	O
free	O
open-source	O
extension	O
of	O
Etoys	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gonzalo	O
Zabala	O
,	O
Ricardo	O
Moran	O
,	O
Sebastián	O
Blanco	O
and	O
Matías	O
Teragni	O
at	O
the	O
Universidad	O
Abierta	O
Interamericana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etoys	B-Application
is	O
an	O
object-oriented	O
and	O
prototype-based	O
visual	O
programming	O
language	O
created	O
by	O
Alan	O
Kay	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
in	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
contains	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Etoys	B-Application
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
lets	O
different	O
electronic	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
Lego	B-Application
NXT	I-Application
,	O
Arduino	O
boards	O
,	O
Sphero	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
Wiimote	B-Device
joystick	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
be	O
easily	O
programmed	O
and	O
interact	O
between	O
themselves	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
block	O
scripting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
won	O
the	O
first	O
innovation	O
technology	O
award	O
given	O
at	O
the	O
ESUG	O
(	O
European	O
Smalltalk	B-Application
User	O
Group	O
)	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
benefits	O
robotics	O
learning	O
in	O
primary/high	O
school	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
constructionism	O
theory	O
created	O
by	O
Papert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reasons	O
why	O
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
benefits	O
robot	O
learning	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ease	O
of	O
learning	O
:	O
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
reduces	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
code	O
abstraction	O
letting	O
the	O
kid	O
experiment	O
with	O
virtual	O
objects	O
which	O
are	O
closely	O
related	O
with	O
the	O
real	O
objects	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
also	O
proposes	O
a	O
gradual	O
programming	O
learning	O
curve	O
:	O
when	O
the	O
kid	O
has	O
the	O
maturity	O
he	O
can	O
automatically	O
put	O
his	O
first	O
step	O
on	O
Smalltalk	B-Application
and	O
go	O
into	O
more	O
complex	O
topics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
inherits	O
all	O
the	O
educational	O
potential	O
of	O
Etoys	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
child	O
apply	O
computation	O
in	O
his	O
subjects	O
and	O
represent	O
world	O
's	O
phenomena	O
without	O
waiting	O
for	O
a	O
specific	O
technological	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
is	O
divided	O
into	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
independent	O
modules	O
that	O
interact	O
among	O
themselves	O
and	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
represents	O
a	O
specific	O
robotic	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessibility	O
:	O
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
and	O
free	O
software	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
OLPC	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actually	O
,	O
Physical	B-Language
Etoys	I-Language
is	O
beginning	O
to	O
gain	O
popularity	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
USA	O
and	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
