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Beginner Robot Kits

Ollo Robot Kits

OLLO is a reconfigurable robot construction kit for beginners of any age. These kits have very detailed and well illustrated instructions to build many different types of robots! Great for children ages 8 and up!

Modular, reconfigurable building pieces.
Teaches the basics of robot design and control.
Easy to build, take apart, and rebuild!

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iBotz Robot kits

The iBotz line of educational robot kits are an ideal introduction for children ages 8 and up wanting to investigate the fascinating world of electronics and intelligent machines. Most kits can be built in under an hour!

Electronic theory behind each robot explained.
Easy to assemble, only basic hand tools.
Each robot reacts to environment differently.

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Parallax Scribbler Robot

Perfect for beginners age 8 and up, this Scribbler Robot comes fully assembled including a built-in microcontroller brain. It arrives pre-programmed with eight demo modes, including light-seeking, object detection, object avoidance, line-following, and more.

Reacts to light and obsticles and draws!
Programmable BASIC Stamp microcontroller.
Visual GUI and Text programming options

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Mousebot Kit

Originally invented by Randy Sargent, Herbie the Mousebot was built from spare parts as an entry for a robot competition. Herbie is such an elegant, clever design using very few parts, it's been featured in MAKE Magazine.

Teaches soldering skills.
Chases light and is super quick!
Can interact with other Mousebots.

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Hexbugs

HEXBUGS feel their way around sensing objects in their path and avoiding them. And they can hear! You control where they scurry through a hand clap or loud noise. A perfect alternative to pesky cockroaches in your house.

Avoids obstacles with touch sensors.
No assembly required.
Available in 5 different colors.

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Solar Speeder 2

The SolarSpeeder 2 is a very quick Solar roller that can cover 3 meters (10 feet) in under 40 seconds in direct sunlight. Built for speed, powered by the sun, designed for easy building.

Recommended for Ages 12 and up.
Unassembled kits for teaching soldering skills.
Solar powered!

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Parallax SumoBots

The SumoBot is a competition-ready robot designed within the Northwest Robot Mini-Sumo Tournament rules. This robot can locate and knock its opponent out of the ring while detecting the outside circle should an escape move be necessary.

Program you own fighting style.
Robot battles in home or classroom!
Teaches microcontroller and sensor basics.

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