This page is devoted to robots based on the BBC Micro:Bit board, a pocket-sized computer that you can code, customise and control. Now, the Micro:Bit can be used for things beyond robotics, but we're here exploring robots based on the board...

BBC micro:bit board#

The micro:bit board

From the micro:bit page on Wikipedia:

The Micro Bit (also referred to as BBC Micro Bit, stylized as micro:bit) is an open source hardware ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK.

The device is described as half the size of a credit card and has an ARM Cortex-M0 processor, accelerometer and magnetometer sensors, Bluetooth and USB connectivity, a display consisting of 25 LEDs, two programmable buttons, and can be powered by either USB or an external battery pack. The device inputs and outputs are through five ring connectors that form part of a larger 25-pin edge connector.

The micro:bit can be programmed in Microsoft MakeCode (a graphical language), Python, and Scratch.

Available micro:bit Robots#

Bit:Bot#

Bit:Bot

• 4tronix Bit:Bot XL Robot for BBC Micro:Bit £35.00

MiniBit#

minibit

• Minibit Robot for BBC Micro:Bit £20.80

:MOVE Mini#

:MOVE Mini MK2

• :MOVE mini MK2 buggy kit £27.60

Robot:bit MK3#

Robot:bit MK3

boo#

Bit:Face

Kiktronic Halo

Macqueen Lite

Ultrasonic Sensor Module

• Robo:Bit Mk3 Buggy for the BBC Micro:Bit (v 1.3) £32.00

• BBC Micro:Bit in Gift Box (Microbit) £11.75
• BitFace Robot Face Breakout £6.25
• Kitronik ZIP Halo HD for micro:bit £25.80

• Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Breakout £3.95
• micro: Maqueen Lite-micro:bit Educational Programming Robot Platform $24.90, with micro:bit based Gamepad (and 2x micro:bit): US$82.50
• BBC micro:bit US$14.95
• micro:bit £13.50
• BBC micro:bit Go Bundle US$17.50 (with USB cable, battery pack and 2x batteries)

References#

• micro:bit home page
  • First Steps
  • Let's Code