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TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kit

TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kit
by Myke Predko & Ben Wirz (McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics)

Description:
From McGraw-Hill
A dynamic learning platform! Pre-programmed for quick enjoyment, and comes with instructions for custom applications. Customizable, no soldering required. Learn basic skills toward advanced robot building.

This incredibly simple-to-build robot will provide you with hours of enjoyment and a great platform on which to develop more sophisticated applications. The 9-volt battery-powered robot (battery not included) is driven by dual electric motors and controlled by a Microchip PIC16C505 PICmicro Microcontroller.

With two light sensors and infra-red collision detectors the robot is pre-programmed with the following behaviors built in:

Random Movement change forward direction when an object is encountered
Photovore seek out light
Photophobe avoid light
Maze Solver follow wall

Specifications/Key Features:

Ready-to assemble robot
Instruction booklet
CD-ROM with software code and instructions for Basic Stamp applications
Two AAA batteries not included
Recommended for ages 14 and up

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Great Mobile Robot Learning Experience

Reviewer: Joel David from Toronto, Ontario September 06, 2002

I bought this kit for my son at a local Chapters here in Toronto. We had a lot of fun with it out of the box and now we are experimenting with the BS2. It is a lot of fun.

Communications Consultant

Really Cool!!

Reviewer: Chris September 06, 2002

My Dad bought me this robot kit for my birth day. It is really cool and a lot of fun to play. I'm just starting to figure out how to program it with the Basic Stamp. Yesterday I made it drive forward and turn before it hit the wall. Mr. Predko was was really helpful when I asked him a programming question and I'm hoping my Dad will buy me another one so I can try to make them play together.

Student

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