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Educational Robotics refers to an application of technology in the pedagogical area that offers participants the opportunity to propose and solve difficult problems. So, what is learned by the child’s own effort has much more meaning for him and adapts better to they mental structures. Educational Robotics can be separated according to the apparatus used, which may be the use of commercial kits (e.g., LEGO EV3 or FISCHER TECHNIC) or low-cost kits (e.g., based on Arduino). Commercial kits typically have graphical programming interfaces tightly coupled to their components. Low-cost kits, on the other hand, do not have a defined interface and, therefore, depend on the search for software that allows their programming, but which have no obligation to work perfectly with all the components of the kit. This article shows an analysis of some Visual Programming Platforms (VPP) for educational robotics. This work also presents the design of a robotics VPP based on Arduino, designed for the inclusion of educational robotics to Brazilian children aged 8 to 14 years old.