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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

[{Image src='attach/microbit/microbit.jpg' caption='The micro:bit board' align='right' width='300' class='imgFloatRight'}]

From the [micro:bit|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Bit] page on Wikipedia:
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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 device is described as half the size of a credit card and has an [ARM Cortex-M0|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
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The micro:bit can be programmed in Microsoft MakeCode (a graphical language), Python, and Scratch.

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* [Minibit Robot for BBC Micro:Bit|https://shop.4tronix.co.uk/collections/minibit/products/minibit] £20.80
* [Robo:Bit Mk3 Buggy for the BBC Micro:Bit (v 1.3)|https://shop.4tronix.co.uk/collections/robobit/products/robo-bit-mk3] £32.00
* [4tronix Bit:Bot XL Robot for BBC Micro:Bit|https://shop.4tronix.co.uk/collections/bbc-micro-bit/products/bitbotxl] £35.00
* [BBC Micro:Bit in Gift Box (Microbit)|https://shop.4tronix.co.uk/collections/bbc-micro-bit/products/bbc-micro-bit-in-gift-box-microbit] £11.75
* [BitFace Robot Face Breakout|https://shop.4tronix.co.uk/collections/bit-bot/products/bitface-robot-face-breakout] £6.25
* [Kitronik ZIP Halo HD for micro:bit|https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/kitronik-zip-halo-hd-for-micro-bit] £25.80
* [:MOVE mini MK2 buggy kit|https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/move-mini-mk2-buggy-kit] £27.60
* [Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Breakout|https://shop.4tronix.co.uk/collections/bit-bot/products/ultrasonic-breakout] £3.95
* [micro: Maqueen Lite-micro:bit Educational Programming Robot Platform|https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1783.html] $24.90, with micro:bit based Gamepad (and 2x micro:bit): US$82.50
* [BBC micro:bit|https://www.adafruit.com/product/3530] US$14.95
* [micro:bit|https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/microbit] £13.50
* [BBC micro:bit Go Bundle|https://www.adafruit.com/product/3362] US$17.50 (with USB cable, battery pack and 2x batteries)
* [Plum Geek Ringo2|http://www.plumgeek.com/ringo.html], from RobotShop|https://www.robotshop.com/en/ringo2-educational-programmable-robot.html] US$119.99


!! References

* [micro:bit home page|https://microbit.org/]
** [First Steps|https://microbit.org/get-started/first-steps/set-up/]
** [Let's Code|https://microbit.org/code/]


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