Robotics Workshop with Micro:Bit

Product Description<p><span><strong>Are you purchasing for a tax-exempt organization?</strong> Follow our instructions for<strong> Tax Exempt Purchases.</strong></span></p><p><em><span><strong>Are you ordering for a school or classroom setting? </strong>Check out the Robotics: Workshop with Micro:Bit - Classroom Bundle for use with up to 30 students.</span></em></p><p><span>An intuitive, state-of-the-art building and robotics kit for serious engineers and makers! Packed with hundreds of durable, reusable components, and designed for both home and school use, this comprehensive and engaging curriculum gives young learners the tools to explore the field of robotic engineering like never before.</span></p><p><span>The kit begins with instructions to build 14 simple motorized robots with sensors that can control the robots. With over one hundred snap-together, versatile building pieces, kids can also construct new robots of their own design!</span></p><p><span>Once you’ve built your robots, you’ll add code to program them and bring them to life. Robotics Workshop utilizes the award-winning micro:bit, a tiny computer that kids can program using the free web or app-based platform MakeCode. Through MakeCode, kids can begin their coding journey with easy-to-understand visual block-based coding, and then stretch themselves to learn the most relevant coding languages of the tech industry: Python and JavaScript.</span></p><p><span>A 32-page full-color manual and tons of online resources feature step-by-step illustrated building instructions and explanations for how to program and operate the robot models.&nbsp;</span></p><p><i><span>Also needed: a tablet running iOS or Android and/or a PC with Internet access. MakeCode is free and web-based, so there are no PC system requirements.</span></i></p><p><b>Robotic Components:</b></p><p><b><i>The micro:bit<br></i></b><span>Your robots’ brain, eyes, ears, voice, and more! This pocket-sized circuit board hosts your programmed code and is housed in a sleek yet durable smart controller. Upload code to the micro:bit with the included USB cord or wirelessly via Bluetooth low-energy connection. This mini-computer has a built-in array of 25 LEDs and on-board sensors that measure light, temperature, magnetism, movement, sound, and more.</span><b><i><br></i></b></p><p><b><i>Ultrasonic Sensor:<br></i></b><span>Avoid obstacles! The ultrasonic sensor works like a sonar system and helps your robots gauge distances and determine where objects are. Two ultrasonic sensors included.</span></p><p><b><i>Servo Motor:<br></i></b><span>Make precise movements! The precision motor allows your robot to make accurate and powerful movements with complete motor control! One servo motor included.</span></p><p><b><i>Direct-Drive Motor:</i></b><span><br></span><span>Drive your robots! The two powerful direct-drive motors bring motion to your robots: Connect the motors to gears, wheels, and other pieces to move your robots in many ways.</span></p><p><b><i>Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries:</i></b><b><i><br></i></b><span>Robotics Workshop also includes two rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, optimizing the length of use.</span></p><p><strong>Features &amp; Benefits at a glance:</strong></p><ul><li><span>A detailed robotics engineering curriculum, ideal for all types of learning environments</span></li><li><span>Learn to program and code as you build unique robots from durable and reusable plastic building pieces and with a variety of sensors</span></li><li><span>Incorporates micro:bit, an ideal first microcontroller for kids interested in learning about various coding languages</span></li><li><span>Utilizes the open-source platform MakeCode, available on any device and as a web app on Chromebook, allowing for high accessibility</span></li><li><span>Provides a thorough opportunity for kids to explore real-life tech firsthand</span></li></ul>Product Information<p>Ages: 8-18+<br>Experiments: 20<br>Piece Count: 248<br>Manual Pages: 32&lt;</p>

• Comprehensive Robotics Kit for Young Engineers - Packed with hundreds of durable, reusable components designed for home and school use, providing an immersive robotics building experience.
• Build 14 Motorized Robots with Sensors - Follow clear instructions to construct 14 simple robots equipped with sensors, laying a solid foundation in robotics principles.
• Custom Robot Design with 100+ Snap-Together Pieces - Encourages creativity and innovation by allowing kids to design and build their own unique robots using versatile building parts.
• Code Programming with micro:bit and MakeCode - Integrates the award-winning micro:bit computer and free MakeCode platform, enabling kids to program their robots using beginner-friendly visual blocks, then advance to Python and JavaScript.
• Full-Color Manual and Extensive Online Resources - Includes a 32-page illustrated manual and online guides offering step-by-step instructions for building and coding, with flexible access via tablets or PCs.