Augmented reality sandbox
iSandBOX is an interactive sandbox for education, therapy, and entertainment
What is iSandBOX?
iSandBOX is a next generation tool for children’s and adults’ education and development. Interactive sandbox creates an interactive environment for study, play and creative activities.
For children, augmented reality turns an ordinary sandbox into a world full of magic. For teachers, the sandbox boosts the productivity of lessons or therapy with a positive psycho-emotional impact.
Also, we have designed an interactive sandbox specifically for wheelchair users. iSandBOX Special can be deployed in hospitals, rehabilitation centers and retirement homes.
Got questions about iSandBOX? We will be happy to help!
UTS Classroom
UTS Classroom is a platform for teachers, who work with our equipment. It makes classes preparation and classroom management easier.
It is an application that transforms iSandBOX into standalone audiovisual interactive educational tool. In simple words, it’s a bunch of pre-made lessons that you can teach with the use of our equipment.
We offer a complete K-6 course for iSandBOX consisting of 25 NGSS- and CA-SEL-aligned lessons. The lessons are focused on two DCIs – Earth and Space Science and Life Science.
The lessons are aimed at developing the following skills:
- Asking questions and defining problems
- Developing models
- Constructing explanations and designing solutions
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
- Teamwork
Practical tasks and activities are easy to implement with larger groups of children, so a teacher can easily manage a class as big as 25-30 students.
Competency Matrix
For additional reference, we’ve developed a Competency Matrix for K-6 teachers who use iSandBOX with UTS Classroom software installed on it.
This matrix will help you smoothly incorporate the use of this device into your lessons to make them more engaging and valuable for your students.
With the help of this matrix, you will be able to select a suitable ready-made lesson for your students, depending on the current curriculum theme and some competencies your students have not sufficiently developed yet.
36 game modes and thousands
of unique stories
The iSandBOX software ships with 36 edutainment modes: 26 are included in the basic package and 10 modes can be purchased as an option. Use these modes to create different educational and recreational scenarios and let children get immersed in incredible, enthralling stories of your own making.
Safari
How many secrets and dangers the mysterious savannah holds! There’s a predator lurking behind every tree, ready to attack at any moment. Change the water level and the blooming savannah turns into a lifeless desert of cracked earth. By changing the terrain, children can immerse themselves in a fascinating world of wildlife that is home to many herbivores and predators. The teacher can tell children what animals live in Africa, what they eat, and what risk they may bring.
Volcano
The Volcano mode presents a magnificent spectacle in front of children’s eyes – a blazing volcano with erupting lava. The mode expands the knowledge of a variety of natural phenomena as children observe the behavior of a volcano. The volcano erupts lava and releases smoke, lava flowing down the slope and accumulating in the lowlands. By learning the peculiarities of natural phenomena hands-on, children learn to make basic connections between them.
Gardener
This mode offers children a great opportunity to try themselves out as gardeners. Players plant seeds, water sprouts and tender plants. Plant health bars help kids find out how well they are doing as gardeners. The interactive garden teaches children what exactly plants need to survive and how to take care of them.
Water spring
The mode is designed to study the behavior of water. It allows you to simulate mountain rivers, floods and dam breaks. Water flows down the slopes and accumulates in the lowlands. With the help of this mode the teacher can conduct geo science lessons and explain water bodies. Children will be able to learn more about their environment and learn to make cause-and-effect connections between natural phenomena.
Shapes and colors
The mode includes three scenes with geometric shapes of different sizes and proportions: a square, a triangle, a circle and a star. As you change the height of the sand, the colors of the shapes change from the bottom to the top sand layer: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, and purple. Each layer is about an inch of sand thick. The game teaches children to distinguish geometric shapes, compare their sizes, colors, properties and combine them according to similar characteristics.
Why iSandBOX?
Broad model
range
We offer models for any tasks and rooms of different sizes and types to fit any project. We can customize iSandBOX to your specifications.
Quality
build
Thanks to our engineering expertise, quality materials and manufacturing processes, iSandBOX is safe, vandal-proof and it allows the use of wet sand.
Realistic
simulations
Edutainment modes are very fun to play but they are based on serious simulation models. Dynamic ecosystems in Safari respond to landscape changes in real-time. Habitat conditions are adjusted depending on access to water, letting flora and fauna thrive or vanish.
Superior
graphics
Colorful visualization helps keep children focused and lets them engage more deeply in the interaction process.
Broad model
range
We offer models for any tasks and rooms of different sizes and types to fit any project. We can customize iSandBOX to your specifications.
Quality
build
Thanks to our engineering expertise, quality materials and manufacturing processes, iSandBOX is safe, vandal-proof and it allows the use of wet sand.
Realistic
simulations
Edutainment modes are very fun to play but they are based on serious simulation models. Dynamic ecosystems in Safari respond to landscape changes in real-time. Habitat conditions are adjusted depending on access to water, letting flora and fauna thrive or vanish.
Superior
graphics
Colorful visualization helps keep children focused and lets them engage more deeply in the interaction process.
How to Pitch iSandBOX to your school's administration
Are you a forward-thinking educator who likes trying new things in your classroom? Check out our free guide on how to pitch purchasing interactive technologies to your school’s administration.
4 interactive sandbox models
Models of interactive sandboxes differ in shape, size, configuration, and price — so that everyone can find one that meets all individual needs and requirements.
Standard
The most popular model globally. It is the most versatile one and it suits most of the use cases.
Mini
A smaller version of iSandBOX Standard. All the functionality of the standard version in a more compact body.
Special
This sandbox is specifically designed for rehabilitation and therapy. The height of the play space is adjustable so that a wheelchair can be safely rolled under it.
Adaptive
Custom-built sandboxes: we tailor the sand tank shape to your requirements. We can also customize the software or develop new modes for you.
Small
A great choice for a psychologist's or a speech therapist's room and similar uses. Rollers make the sandbox mobile.
Lite
This sandbox features a dedicated control system and a mobile sand tank. You can choose to purchase the unit without the sand tank.
iSandBOX Floorium
iSandBOX Floorium is a 2 in 1 device, and it combines the functionality of iSandBOX and Floorium, the interactive floor.
Micro
It is perfectly suited for individual work of speech therapists, psychologists, and special education teachers in small rooms or at home.
Intuitive and easy to use controls
Easy control without clunky peripherals!
iSandBOX controls are intuitive and easy to use, you will have a mobile app on the tablet and a built-in control panel.
Tablet
With the interactive sandbox, you will get a tablet with iSandBOX software. It will let you easily switch game modes and set individual settings.
Control panel
The iSandBOX Standard and Mini interactive sandboxes are fitted with a user display and a mode switch panel. The iSandBOX Luxe version is equipped with a touch screen display.
Complete set includes
36 game modes*
Educational materials
Technical documentation
Warranty
Tablet for easy control
Maintenance and support
Complete set
This option includes a tablet with iSandBOX software to easily switch game modes and configure modes to your liking.
The unit and the software
In this kit, only the body and the software are included. To run the interactive sandbox you will need to purchase a depth sensor, a projector and a computer.
Software only
If you have an iSandBOX body, a computer, and a depth sensor, you can only purchase the software to run the interactive sandbox.
Become our partner
Our company is always looking for new partners around the world! You can already find our interactive equipment in 59 countries. For our partners, we provide marketing kits, substantial discounts and benefits, and an opportunity to become an exclusive partner in your region.
About us
UTS is an international manufacturer of interactive devices for children’s development and entertainment.
Over 10 years, we have been creating interactive products and unique solutions for education. Our specialists develop software and manufacture efficient equipment to help teachers make the learning process more engaging and diverse for students. Our primary goal is to prove that education can be interesting. We want our devices to allow inquisitive children of today to become happy, responsible, and conscientious adults of tomorrow.
UTS is a company with a global presence – we have partners around the world. Highly appreciating all of them, we do our best to build long-term partnerships to reach goals together.
60 countries
496 units sold abroad
19 partners around
the world
Cases
Name of an organization
80 days around the world, we’ll find a pot of gold just sitting where the rainbow’s ending. Time — we’ll fight against the time, and we’ll fly on the white wings of the wind. 80 days around the world, no we won’t say a word before the ship is really back. Round, round, all around the world. Round, all around the world.
Name of an organization
Barnaby The Bear’s my name, never call me Jack or James, I will sing my way to fame, Barnaby the Bear’s my name. Birds taught me to sing, when they took me to their king, first I had to fly, in the sky so high so high, so high so high so high, so — if you want to sing this way, think of what you’d like to say, add a tune and you will see, just how easy it can be.
Name of an organization
80 days around the world, we’ll find a pot of gold just sitting where the rainbow’s ending. Time — we’ll fight against the time, and we’ll fly on the white wings of the wind. 80 days around the world, no we won’t say a word before the ship is really back. Round, round, all around the world. Round, all around the world.
What our customers say
Eunmi Kim
We are a company that handles geophysical equipment, and we were very interested in iSandBox. I thought it would be a good equipment for geologists or geophysicists in the future by playing in the sand to help them understand the geological field and attract children’s interest. I believe the iSandBox equipment will help foster future geological and geophysical researchers.
C&H
Seoul, Korea
Kristen Kozic
ISandbox is truly an amazing concept creating the sandbox to come to life and the imagination to run wild with all the different themes and details included in the sandbox. The process of buying one was extremely smooth as everyone was so helpful, full of knowledge and eagerly awaiting to help every step of the way. Kids and adults alike LOVE this product and the detail and imagery is amazing. Can’t wait to expose this to as many kids as possible.
Nets of America
Tampa, FL, USA
Olivia Smith
Our company supplies equipment for schools and kindergartens. We were very surprised when we first saw iSandBOX and decided to order it. When we received the sandbox we were amazed by its functionality and opportunities in schools and kindergartens in conjunction with new approaches in education. Kids loved this product so much, we couldn’t take them away. Thank you!
Woolworths Group
Bella Vista, Australia
Eunmi Kim
We are a company that handles geophysical equipment, and we were very interested in iSandBox. I thought it would be a good equipment for geologists or geophysicists in the future by playing in the sand to help them understand the geological field and attract children's interest. I believe the iSandBox equipment will help foster future geological and geophysical researchers.
C&H
Seoul, Korea
Kristen Kozic
ISandbox is truly an amazing concept creating the sandbox to come to life and the imagination to run wild with all the different themes and details included in the sandbox. The process of buying one was extremely smooth as everyone was so helpful, full of knowledge and eagerly awaiting to help every step of the way. Kids and adults alike LOVE this product and the detail and imagery is amazing. Can't wait to expose this to as many kids as possible.
Nets of America
Tampa, FL, USA
Olivia Smith
Our company supplies equipment for schools and kindergartens. We were very surprised when we first saw iSandBOX and decided to order it. When we received the sandbox we were amazed by its functionality and opportunities in schools and kindergartens in conjunction with new approaches in education. Kids loved this product so much, we couldn't take them away. Thank you!
Woolworths Group
Bella Vista, Australia
Learn how iSandBOX can enrich your students’ educational experience!
Universal Terminal System, Ltd.
If you are not from the USA, go to our international website.
