It’s educational robot from Joy-iT, designed to be a modular learning kit for school children. With thanks to our technology editor highlighting it recently in a news piece…
Described as an autonomous training robot (€75.99). And it’s driven by a CALLIOPE-BOARD 3.0 (€51.99) – sold separately – which sits on the rear off the chassis.
So what do you get? Well, it measures 189mm x 171mm for its footprint. And it’s 133mm high.
You also get to control LED headlights, LED indicators, a horn, infra-red for lane finding and wheel speed sensors. This is via MicroPython, Open Roberta or Make Code programming languages.
Specification
Specifically:
- 2x speed sensor,
- 3x line tracking sensor,
- 1x ultrasonic sensor,
- 2x obstacle sensor
- 2x geared motor,
- 1x Joy-Car mainboard,
- 4x LED,
- 2x servo motor,
- 1x battery compartment
It runs on four AA batteries, or 4.5 – 9V DC.
(The datasheet is online.)
Note that tutorials and programming examples are promised.
micro:bit
There’s room for more than one STEM approach, of course, but Joy-iT compares its device to the BBC micro:bit:
“Compared to the micro:bit, the Calliope mini offers more integrated components such as an RGB LED, a speaker, Grove connections and larger terminals that are particularly suitable for children’s hands,” it states.
The robot is stocked by Conrad, and you can find more info on its website.
Alun Williams
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