The ARobot - The Robot for Serious Experimenters and Educators
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The Robot for Serious Experimenters and Educators
ARobot is a real, autonomus mobile robot.
Connect ARobot to your MS/Windows-based personal computer and begin programming using the simple but powerful PBasic Language.
Learn about and use concepts such as motion control, computer programming, sensors, path planning, object avoidance, and more.
Begin construction with your own custom paint job, then add a couple of hours of assembly with
common hand tools and you'll have a quality programmable robot.
After construction, you'll experience the unlimited expansion possibilities that ARobot offers!
Add a camera to create a security robot, add a compass to aid navigation, add a movable head, temperature
sensor, motion detector, light sensors, and more - the options are endless!
If you're tired of plastic toys, ARobot is for you!
Buy ARobot Kit from Edmund Scientific
Features
- Rugged aluminum frame (no plastic or wood)
- Dual front whisker sensors
- Rear wheel steering servo motor
- Front wheel DC gear drive motor
- Optical wheel encoder for distance measurement
- On-board coprocessor handles all motor control
- Controllable Red and Green LED's
- Sound output transducer
- Two user defined push button switches
- 3 User-defined RC servo control ports
- Serial communications port
- Expansion connector
- Basic Stamp II controller chip
- Dimensions: 10" x 10", 5" tall, 2-1/4 lbs
- Runs on 8 AA-cell batteries for 5 hours or more
Unlimited Uses
- Maze solving
- Robot contests
- Science projects
- Museum exhibits
- Security
- Artificial life experiments
ARobot is Very Expandable!
It's designed to let you add sensors, grippers, cameras and more.
The book, Robot Building for Dummies contains many projects that
show you how to customize your ARobot to make it more powerful.
Also, our on-line database of projects shows you how to add a range finder,
compass, speech, and much more.
Buy ARobot Kit from Edmund Scientific
What You Get
- Quality aluminum robot body and frame components
- Controller board - completely assembled and tested
- Basic Stamp II controller chip
- Wheels, drive motors, steering motors, encoder, cables
- Construction and user guide
- Disk containing programming tools and example programs
- Robot Building for Dummies book with many projects
- Basic Stamp Programming Book
- Technical support via our web site and email
What You Need
- Common handtools - screwdriver and pliers
- Your choice of spray paint (if desired)
- Personal computer running Windows and a serial port
- Common understanding of computer usage
- Moderate understanding of Basic programming or a willingness to learn
- 8 AA batteries.
- Internet connection for getting the latest information
- A never-ending desire to experiment and play with robots!
Assembled size: 10" x 10" x 5".
Weight: 2.25 lbs.
Requires 8 AA batteries (not included)
No soldering required.
Buy ARobot Kit from Edmund Scientific
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