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Aliased from [BbcMicroBit] \\
Aliased from [BbcMicroBit] and [MicroBit] \\
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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|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC] for use in computer education in the UK.
The __Micro Bit__ (also referred to as __BBC Micro Bit__, stylized as __micro:bit__ AKA microbit) is an open source hardware ARM-based embedded system designed by the [BBC|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC] for use in computer education in the UK.
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This page lists many of the micro:bit based robots available.
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I'm a bit of a fan of the 4Tronics products, having used their PiconZero Raspberry Pi controller. Their robots are visually appealing but less expandable and likely a bit more fragile than the aforementioned choices. They typically have a marker holder to let the robot draw on a piece of paper, but frankly I'd be concerned with having a marker-laden robot running over my wood floors. Line following and exploration are probably more interesting and educational endeavours.
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For a "club robot", i.e., something that a group of people can cooperatively work on together, sharing ideas and designs, something that has a wide range of programming opportunities, and something that is very well-documented and used by a ''huge'' number of people, well, the __BBC micro:bit__ platform is hard to beat. The micro:bit can be used as a learning tool outside of robotic applications, and because of its edge connector needn't be soldered or permanently connected to a robot.
For a "club robot", i.e., something that a group of people can cooperatively work on together, sharing ideas and designs, something that has a wide range of programming opportunities, and something that is very well-documented and used by a ''huge'' number of people, well, the __BBC micro:bit__ platform is hard to beat.
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The micro:bit can be used as a learning tool outside of robotic applications, and because of its edge connector needn't be soldered or permanently connected to a robot.
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With that said, our first choice for a micro:bit robot is the __Waveshare Alphabot__, as it has a lot of features for the money, and is probably the most durable of the micro:bit robots listed below. The DFRobot __micro:Maqueen Plus__ or __micro:Maqueen Lite__ are likewise great choices. The Plus has a lot of expansion capabilities, even an AI "smart" camera that can be trained to recognise objects and colours.
With that said, our first choice for a micro:bit robot is the __Waveshare Alphabot__, as it has a lot of features for the money, and is probably the most durable of the micro:bit robots listed below.
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I'm a bit of a fan of the 4Tronics products, having used their PiconZero Raspberry Pi controller. Their robots are visually appealing but less expandable and likely a bit more fragile than the aforementioned choices. They typically have a marker holder to let the robot draw on a piece of paper, but frankly I'd be concerned with having a marker-laden robot running over my wood floors. Line following and exploration are probably more interesting and educational endeavours.
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! Waveshare Alphabot
! Waveshare Alphabot2
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This robot is not as pretty as some of the others (no rainbow flashing LEDs) but is probably one of the more advanced, durable and better-designed of the micro:bit robots. It is also available for [Arduino] and [Raspberry Pi].
This robot is perhaps not as pretty as some of the others (no rows of rainbow flashing LEDs, though it does have four RGB LEDs underneath its chassis) but is probably one of the more advanced, durable and better-designed of the micro:bit robots. It is also available for [Arduino] and [Raspberry Pi].
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! micro:Maqueen Plus
[{Image src='attach/microbit/maqueen_plus.jpg' caption='Maqueen Plus' align='right' width='230' class='imgFloatRight'}]
* [micro: Maqueen Plus|https://www.dfrobot.com/product-2029.html] US$49.90, US$78.90 with "Mechanic" option
__micro: Maqueen Plus__ is an advanced version of micro:Maqueen Lite (4.0), which is more powerful and intelligent. Optimized with better power management and larger capacity power supply, it can be perfectly compatible with [HuskyLens AI Vision Sensor |https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1922.html] which makes it an accessible AI robot teaching tool.
Because this is the robot we've (locally) chosen to try out, more information may be
found on its own [Waveshare Alphabot2|WaveshareAlphabot2] page.
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In addition, micro:Maqueen Plus comes with a larger and more stable chassis, more built-in functions and more expansion ports, it is not only suitable for classroom teaching, but also can be suitable for after-school extended exercises and robot competitions.
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There are also expansion kits available which add mechanical actuators (e.g., gripper, loader), a gamepad controller, and a HuskyLens (AI camera). As compared with the Lite version it also has a battery charging circuit (for a 2500mAh LiPo battery), motor encoders with a PID controller, large RGB LEDs up front, a lot more IO ports and even a line tracking map.
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! micro:Maqueen Lite
[{Image src='attach/microbit/maqueen_lite.png' caption='Maqueen Lite' align='right' width='250' class='imgFloatRight'}]
* [micro: Maqueen Lite-micro:bit Educational Programming Robot Platform|https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1783.html] US$24.90, with micro:bit based Gamepad (and 2x micro:bit): US$82.50
* [Introducing Micro:Maqueen micro:bit Robot Platform|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW8BoMgX-bU] (YouTube) promotional video from DFRobot
* [Smartphone controlled Robot Micro:bit|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSeBfr46hJ0] - (Youtube) promotional video showing robot programmed via iPhone application
* [Best DIY Robot kit for beginners - Micro:Bit|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bBTvs9sjAo] (YouTube) amateur video demonstrating this robot
Maqueen is a graphical programming robot for STEM education, which inherits playability and simple operation of micro:bit. The Maqueen Lite is the smaller sibling to the Maqueen Plus.
Maqueen is accessible to the Mind+ Programming platform now. Mind+ is a Scratch3.0-based graphical programming platform from DFRobot, supporting python, Arduino and other programming platforms. At present, Mind+ has been applied to all kinds of sensors, modules and related educational products.
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** [micro:bit developer community|https://tech.microbit.org/]
** [micro:bit developer community - where to find|https://tech.microbit.org/get-involved/where-to-find/]
** [micro:bit support|https://support.microbit.org/support/home]
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