Parallax Boe-Bot Robot Kit - USB (with USB A to Mini-B cable) #28832

Overview

The Boe-Bot.

Build a rolling robot with a BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller brain. Just follow the clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations with the included book, Robotics with the Boe-Bot (4MB pdf). No programming or electronics experience is needed!

The Boe-Bot Robot takes about 1 to 2 hours to put together. Each project in the Robotics textbook provides a unique new experience of wiring and source code tuning. Completing the entire set of projects takes 50 hours and is suitable for anybody over 13 years of age. The USB Board of Education (and BS2-IC) may also be removed to be used as a platform for other inventions and studying other subjects, such as physics with our wide variety of sensors.

You can find Boe-Bot robots in middle and high schools, vocational schools and colleges, robotics clubs, and hobbyists’ homes. They are great companions for learning or teaching technology, mechatronics, and STEM programs. It’s also an approved platform for the Boy Scouts of America Robotics Merit Badge. This robot kit can be used as a California A-G approved elective course. Assessment material is available to verified educators; contact Parallax for details.

Note: The Boe-Bot requires four AA alkaline batteries, which are not included.

Features

• Beginner-friendly – No programming experience needed
• Open platform – Exposed circuitry allows you to learn and create your own electronic circuits
• Solder-free – Experiment with custom circuits on the breadboard (no special-brand connectors)
• Understandable – Included text provides easy-to-follow tutorials
• Programmable – PBASIC is a very easy to learn text-based language that introduces concepts found in most programming languages
• Autonomous – Touch, light, and infrared sensors let the Boe-Bot navigate on its own
• Expandable – Additional sensors and hardware expansion kits are available to get the most out of your robot
• Affordable – Priced for 1 to 2 students per robot, with no additional fees for software or curriculum

Note: Parallax calls this product the “Boe-Bot Robot Kit – USB”, product id 28832. It is the newer version of the Parallax Boe-Bot Robot Kit – Serial (with USB adapter and cable) #28132.