I’m sure you’ve been asked this a lot so I’m sorry to be another who asks but I’m looking to buy a robotics starter kit something that I can experiment with and gain experience. Currently I’m studying electronics at A level and have studied pic tutor and ladder logic programming languages now I don’t know if these are used in robotics but anyway is there a kit with loads of different parts in which i can possibly program to do different things because i love programming at the minute in computing and electronics and want to learn more about it. I’m willing to pay up to/around £100 in price I have been looking at the arduino robot this one to be specific arduino.cc/en/Main/Robot. It seems you can program it to do multiple things like follow a line and detect obstacles because it already has sensors upon it basically what I want to know is there another robot kit like this for cheaper in which I do not necessarily have to build it just program it and experiment with programming.
Thanks,
Ben
We do have the Arduino Robot (EU) in our catalogue, but if you are looking for something less expensive, we have a lof of alternatives.
The DFRobot 2WD MiniQ Arduino-Compatible Robot has many similar sensors and is based on the Arduino Leonardo, so easier to use than the Arduino Robot.
We also have the DFRobotShop Rover that’s very popular. The kit does require some assembly, but it is pretty straightforward. This robot is based on the Arduino Uno and has the regular Shield headers, so lot of expansion options are available. We have the an Autonomous Development Kit version that comes with many sensors that can be added to the robot as you see fit.
If you would like more help with the selection, let us know!
Ok so I like the look of the DFRobot what sort of things can i program it to do or should I say what sensors has it got on it? Also for the DFRobot Shop Rover would i be able to add things to that later on say if i were to get this robotshop.com/en/dfrobotshop … plate.html could I attach sensors and stuff to that and plug those sensors in?
Thanks again,
Ben
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The basic kit doesn’t include any sensors, but it has a lot of connections to add many of them afterwards. For instance, you can add the encoder pair to the wheel to measure the speed of each wheel and make corrections for differences in speed to the keep the rover going straight.
The autonomous kit has an infrared light module on a pan and tilt system for tracking (and seeking) sun / light sources. There’s also an ultrasonic sensor for measuring distances to walls and other obstacles.
The basic kit can also be connected to a computer and controlled by USB. There’s also the bluetooth kit if you want to do remote control wirelessly.
And yes, you can use the rover expansion plate to add even more parts.
The rover is programmed with the Arduino IDE, so you can use the rover with almost anything that you can do with a regular Arduino board. The rover even has the Arduino Shield headers, and most Arduino Shields should work with it.
Hope this helps,
