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Next, you will learn to program the boe shield bot for basic maneuvers. The parallax boebot robotics kit for arduino can make your arduino see above the onboard brain of a mobile robot. Additional kits are available to extend the capabilities of the boe bot and modify the way it operates. The arduino controller has been the hottest item in the world of embedded controllers for hobbyists over the last few years. The arduino uno is the preferred module for the shield bot robot.
Technical details board of education shield documentation v1. This compact, highquality chassis kit turns any of our board of education development platforms into a rolling robot. A light sensor is something that a robot can use to detect the current ambient light level i. I recently won a parallax boebot robot kit at the robotics society of southern california rssc for coming in 1st place in the linefollowing competition.
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