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The BoE-Bot robotics kit includes everything you need to make a functional, educational and entertaining mobile robot. No previous robotics, electronics or programming experience is necessary.
Parallax robots are built on a high-quality brushed aluminum chassis that provides a sturdy platform for the servo motors and printed circuit board. Mounting holes and slots may be used to add custom robotic equipment. The rear wheel is a drilled polyethylene ball held in place with a cotter pin.
The BoE-Bot’s flexibility stems from the fact that it’s a rolling Board of Education. All I/O projects are built on the breadboard. The Board of Education may be removed for use with other Stamps in Class curriculum. The robot may be programmed to follow a line, solve a maze, follow light, or communicate with another robot. The Board of Education is also available as a separate item (see Related Items, below)
The BoE-Bot is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in robotics. However, the BoE-Bot really shines in the classroom.
Educational Features
The Robotics with the BoE-Bot text includes 41 new activities for the BoE-Bot robot with structured PBASIC 2.5 source code support and bonus challenges with solutions in each chapter. Starting with basic movement and proceeding to sensor-based projects, students quickly learn how the BoE-Bot is expandable for many different robotic projects.
Over 90,000 BoE-Bot robots are in use by hobbyists, educators and students around the world, which provided lots of feedback for improvements to this popular kit along the way.
If you already have a Board of Education the addition of the Robotics with the BoE-Bot Parts kit (see Related Products, below) gives you everything you need to make a full BoE-Bot.
The BoE-Bot comes as a kit; assembly is required. Assembly time is 1-2 hours
You like your BoE-Bot. Lots. You’ve done many projects on it, but that darn cat ate some of the parts off the breadboard. And a sensor?!? Sheesh…
If you’re missing a lot of BoE-Bot electronic parts, or need a few parts for one Boe-Bot and a few different ones for another? Consider the BoE-Bot Refresher Pack. It’s is the same bag of electronic parts that ships with brand new BoE-Bot Robot kits. Every sensor, wire, capacitor, resistor, LED, photoresistor and piezo speaker for each book activity is included in this pack. (Continuous rotation servos not included.)
It’s also handy for educators who are trying to restock supplies for the new class coming up this semester. This package ensures each BoE-Bot robot has all the components necessary to build the breadboard circuits shown in the Robotics with the BoE-Bot text.
PLEASE NOTE: Because of the way some of our components are pre-bagged, your kit may include extra resistors, capacitors, LEDs, etc. that are not used in the Robotics with the BoE-Bot text.
Looking for a complete list? Ok, you asked for it!
| 2 | 1 kΩ Resistor, 1/4 watt |
| 4 | 10 kΩ Resistor 1/4 watt |
| 2 | 2 kΩ Resistor, 1/4 watt |
| 8 | 220 Ω Resistor 1/4 watt |
| 4 | 470 Ω Resistor 1/4 watt |
| 2 | 4.7k Ω Resistor 1/4 watt |
| 2 | 0.0 1µF 50v Poly Capacitor |
| 2 | 0.1 µF Mono Radial Capacitor |
| 2 | Infrared LED |
| 2 | Red LED |
| 2 | Phototransistor |
| 2 | Infrared Receiver |
| 2 | LED Standoff for Infrared LED |
| 2 | LED Light Shield for Infrared LED |
| 2 | 3-pin Male/Male Header |
| 2 | 3″ Jumper Wires (1 Bag of 10) |
| 1 | Piezo speaker |
| 2 | Tact Switch |
| 2 | Whisker wires |
The Robotics with the BoE-Bot Parts Kit is required to expand the functionality of your existing Board of Education (Boe) to the equivalent of a BoE-Bot Fill Kit. In other words, if you already have a Boe, then adding this parts kit will give you a full BoE-Bot robot.
The kit includes the BoE-Bot chassis, Whisker Kit, servo motors, wheels, battery pack, standoffs, screws, etc. The BoE-Bot chassis has mounting slots and screw holes that may be used for customizing your robot with whiskers, additional prototype space, sonar and infra-red sensors, or even a robotic arm. The electronic components required for the Robotics experiments are also included.
While intended for use with the Board of Education, the parts kit can be used as a solid mobility platform for just about any robot creation.
The Parallax “Board of Education” series of products are very well thought-out and documented. You new to microcontrollers and robotics? You could do much worse than starting with the “BoE” projects. What makes the Board of Education Shield noteworthy, is that Parallax is opening up their venerable Basic-Stamp platform to use your own Arduino (not included) so you can mount it to the popular BoE-Bot robot chassis.
With this kit and your own Arduino module, you can follow the Robotics with the Board of Education Shield for Arduino lessons with over 40 hands-on activities.
- Learning to program your robot’s Arduino Brain
- Calibrating the robot’s continuous rotation servo motors
- Using lights and speakers for status indicators
- Assembling the robot
- Preprogrammed navigation
- Using touch-switches to navigate by contact with objects
- Using phototransistors to navigate by light
- Using non-contact infrared sensors to measure distance and avoid or follow objects
The original Robotics with the BoE-Bot text for the BASIC Stamp® microcontroller has enjoyed worldwide popularity with teachers and hobbyists, and has been translated into seven languages. Author Andy Lindsay revised his work for the Arduino community, and Parallax Inc. is making it available as a free, online tutorial at http://learn.parallax.com/ShieldRobot. The book will also be available in print (sold separately).
Kit Contents
- Board of Education Shield PCB
- High-quality aluminum robot chassis, continuous rotation servos, and wheels
- BoE-Boost Module
- All the electronic components and sensors needed for the Robotics activities
- All the assembly hardware needed (nuts, screws standoffs)
- Parallax Screwdriver
Note: Your own Arduino Uno, Mega, or Duemilanove module and programming cable is required; not included.
Links:
Robotics with the Board of Education Shield for Arduino web tutorials (Off Site)
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