Update 25/June/2015
We have already two products from this manufacturer already reviewed:
The rero robot kit first review and second review
Stay tuned as new reviews and tips are coming!
Update 1/June/2015
Hi folks!
Cytron Technologies has selected the following :
ggallant for Edubot2
Both Deviated Dude and K80Bot for CT-UNO
Congratulations and we hope to read your reviews from you soon!
Hi LMRians!
We have very good news from Cytron Technologies: they offer us their quality products directly in our marketplace, also some free to review from us.
They have a broad quality robot products but from now we have these great products to review:
Mobile robot based on PIC16F887 microcontroller in a full featured control board. Ready with rechargeable battery, line following sensor, LCD, robot base, motors and wheels. Ready assembled and tested. With pre-loaded software ready to run, plus full options to create new software. You can find more details on the Edubot 2 robot kit and how to buy it here in our marketplace.
You can control its motors with other boards like CT-UNO (Arduino UNO equivalent improved) from the same manufacturer.
Afordable and improved Arduino UNO Rev3 compatible board. USB Micro-B for USB connection, FTDI IC for robust and easy to use USB to UART bridge. All indicator LEDs located at PCB edge for better view when shield is plug in. It's also compatible with Arduino UNO shields.
- MDD10A (Dual Channel 10A motor driver)
Very afordable yet powerful Dual Channel 10A Motor Driver. Ready with driver output LED indicators. Support up to 25V DC and two brush motor. Maximum continuous current up to 13A and 30A peak (10 seconds).
See full specs and product information here.
- FD04A (4-channel 2A motor driver)
Powerful and afordable Four Channel motor driver supporting up to 2A per channel. Ready with output indicator LEDs, test/manual button to activate output with simple finger press. On board power switch.
You have full specifications and information here.
- MDS40A (Smart Drive 40A)
Very powerful and afordable Smart motor driver for 40 Amps, with current sensor and multiple type of input. It supports RC input, PWM, Analog and serial command. On board push buttons for manual/fast test of the driver. Maximum continuous current up to 40A and ready for LiPo batteries. See a tutorial on how to manage the MDS40A with an Arduino:
How to get one of these products?
You can go right now to the marketplace and get one (little profits from there are to keep the Let’s Make Robots servers running: we have +2,7 Million visits/year!).
Or you can do a GREAT review on one of these products while they are available.
Cytron Technologies has made a great effor to give away some of its beloved products, so you can review them and get them forever free of charge and shipment. In exchange there are some requeriments to be a reviewer for these products:
- Member and Reviewer of LMR with at at least some useful posts with something that anyone can recognize as an original and useful post (to make sure that people not sign up only just to get free parts).
- Check reviewer terms here.
- More than 12 months from last review (to give chance to other reviewers).
- For the Edubot 2 robot kit: basic but not too much knowledge on robots. Testing the solid purpose on education orientation for this kit is important.
- For CT-UNO: some knowledge on Arduino will be good to compare with other Arduino.
- For power drive boards: some knowledge on controlling motors with microncontrolers will be great!
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And the most important: of course writing a good review with good explanations, pictures and videos. The more, the better. (All products are already well tested, bu in the remote case that you find any issue during your review, you’ll have direct contact with the manufacturer technical team, that’s not usual neither
) - Bonus for more points: publishing and linking this call for reviewers in the social media channels mentioning Let’s make robots (in Twitter:@LetsMakeRobots)
)If you think you have what is needed, please, let a comment below answering requeriments numbered above, and the manufacturer will choose participants. Thank you for your help and enjoy!
