How to Build a Robot for Kids

Makeblock mBotI show how easy and yet educational a robot kit can be for a 7 year old to build. My daughter builds and then programs the Makeblock mBot in this video.

This kit was designed to be easy to build for little hands. The build teaches how to follow directions, assembly of numerous components, wire management, as well as how all the components work. All the tools required for assembly are included.

Then the mBot can be programmed using either blocks or Python on the desktop or through numerous apps available on all mobile devices and tablets. There are numerous tutorials to guide and enchant a young child. She named her mBot Scooter. For any parent looking for a Robot Kit for kids, I can highly recommend this kit! Continue reading How to Build a Robot for Kids

Best Robot Rover : Makeblock mBot Mega

mBot MegaI get sent kits for review all of the time, but few scream quality like this robot kit. It is loaded with high quality, mostly anodized aluminum parts. It comes with amazing Mecanum Wheels that allow it to strafe, spin and perform amazing movements unlike anything. It is loaded with sensors, motors and the MegaPi microcontroller to power all of them simultaneously. It is easily the best robot rover I have ever seen!

So, the hardware is great. How about the software? The factory software demonstrates gesture recognition, line following capabilities and collision detection. It has additional firmware with a free app that provides remote control capabilities along with line following, obstacle avoidance mode and coding directly in the app via Bluetooth! The MegaPi microcontroller can also connect to Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Continue reading Best Robot Rover : Makeblock mBot Mega