Tobbie 2 Robot with micro:bit V2- Kit

Description

Tobbie II is a build-it-yourself robot kit consisting of 6 legs and a freely rotating body, equipped with all the necessary electronic components, including a motor, an infrared sensor, and a buzzer to make it active and interactive for maximum fun.

Ideal in combination with Micro:bit V2: using your creative skills and imagination, you can write code and program it easily with the Javascript Blocks Editor or Python Editor on your PC, laptop, or smartphone.

No need to download additional software or drivers. Thanks to this programmable, pocket-sized board, coding and programming become simple, accessible, and interesting so that even children can learn and practice.

Thanks to the main features of the BBC Micro:bit V2 listed below, Tobbie II has endless potential and will stimulate your imagination and enthusiasm.

Build this kit and discover the fun of electronics, mechanics, and hydraulics!

INSTRUCTIONS IN ITALIAN

Technical specifications

• USB – micro USB cable: Yes, included
• Kit contents:
• – parts for assembly
  – richly illustrated assembly instructions in Italian
• Programs for Micro:bit available for download:
  – Explorer
  – Follow Me
  – Sing and Dance
  – Light Locator
  – Thermometer
  – Calculator
  – Rock-Paper-Scissors
  – Dice
  – Notice Board
  – Compass
  – Bowling
  – Remote control app (for Android 5.0 or later)

Programming environments

• MICROSOFT PXT (BETA) is a programming environment created by Microsoft (still in beta) that supports both a block-based graphical environment, in Scratch style, and the Javascript language.
• PYTHON has been and is still being developed to allow programming of microcontrollers in a Python-compatible language. The opportunity to use the Python language allows continuity, in a hypothetical educational path, towards the use of more complex systems such as microcomputers capable of hosting GNU/Linux, like the Raspberry Pi series.
• MICROSOFT BLOCK EDITOR is a visual editor very similar to Scratch and represents the starting point for those who want to start programming. Like Scratch, it is very simple to use but it is not a toy. It allows you to deepen structured programming and event management. The method of composing a program consists of choosing the blocks that represent the instructions, dragging them into the editor panel, configuring them in the customizable parts, and “fitting” them together correctly.
• MICROSOFT TOUCH DEVELOP was developed to create programs for the micro:bit using tablets or other devices with touch screens. Of course, it can also be used from normal PCs using keyboard and mouse.
• JAVASCRIPT is a development environment that allows those who have made progress in programming to develop programs using the textual syntax of Javascript, with a guided editor that supports the “click and drag” method for composing lines and blocks of code.

Technical specifications of micro:bit

• 25 red LEDs that can be turned on with different intensities to create drawings, animations, and games.
• Two buttons that can be managed via program to customize its behavior.
• A reset and restart button.
• An accelerometer capable of detecting and recognizing different types of movement such as shaking, rotations, and free fall. Useful for creating a motion sensor or animated games.
• An electronic compass capable of detecting orientation and rotation in degrees relative to North. A further use could be as a metal (magnetic) detector.
• A USB connector to connect the micro:bit to the PC to upload software programs.
• A connector for external power supply.
• A Bluetooth Smart Technology module that allows connecting the micro:bit with other devices equipped with the same technology such as other micro:bits, PCs, smartphones, Bluetooth kits, tablets, and cameras.
• A temperature sensor capable of detecting ambient temperature.
• A connector with 24 pins, five of which have pads suitable for connection with crocodile clips. Analog and digital I/O, communication buses, and other functionalities described in more detail later are available on the connector.

Documentation and useful links

• http://microbit.org/
• Programs for micro:bit
• Programs for micro:bit V2