The Boe-Bot Robot takes about 1-2 hours to put together. Each project in the Robotics text provides a unique new experience of wiring and source code tuning. Completing the entire set of projects takes 50 hours and is suitable for anybody over 13 years of age. The USB Board of Education (and BS2-IC) may also be removed to be used as a platform for other inventions and studying other subjects, such as physics with our wide variety of sensors.
Lots more info, downloads, etc. on the Parallax website.
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You can find Boe-Bot robots in middle and high schools, vocational schools and colleges, robotics clubs, and hobbyists’ homes. They are great companions for learning or teaching technology, mechatronics, and STEM programs. It’s also an approved platform for the Boy Scouts of America Robotics Merit Badge. This robot kit can be used as a California A-G approved elective course. Assessment material is available to verified educators; contact parallax for details.
Boe-Bot Robot Key Features:
Beginner-friendly – No programming experience needed
Open platform – Exposed circuitry allows you to learn and create your own electronic circuits
Solder-free – Experiment with custom circuits on the breadboard (no special-brand connectors)
Understandable – Included text provides easy-to-follow tutorials
Programmable – PBASIC is a very easy to learn text-based language that introduces concepts found in most programming languages
Autonomous – Touch, light and infrared sensors let the Boe-Bot navigate on its own
Expandable – Additional sensors and hardware expansion kits are available to get the most our of your robot
Affordable – Priced for 1-2 students per robot, with no additional fees for software or curriculum
Program with the free BASIC Stamp Editor for Windows (*see below for Chrome & Chromebook)
Boe-Bot Robot Kit Contents:
Board of Education development board with a BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller
Durable brushed-aluminum chassis with mounting holes for servos and accessories
Parallax continuous rotation servos for the drive wheels
Sensors including whisker-switches, phototransistors, and infrared emitter/receiver pairs
LEDs and a piezospeaker for audio and visual feedback
All the resistors, capacitors, and jumper wires needed to build the circuits
All the screws, nuts, and other hardware needed to build the Boe-Bot
Parallax Pocket Screwdriver #1 Phillips/flathead
USB A to Mini-B cable to connect the Boe-Bot to your Windows computer for programming
Recommended for ages 13 and up.
