At the Cambridge Raspberry Jam on Saturday, myself, Tim Richardson and Jamie Mann from The Pi Hut announced the third CamJam EduKit. This kit is all about robotics. You can catch the launch video below or skip it and read about the contents of the kit a bit further down the page:
The EduKit price has now been fixed at £17 plus delivery (which, for The Pi Hut, is £2) bringing the EduKit in under £20 (delivered) as promised. The EduKit, which doesn’t require any soldering, includes the following:
- Two red wheels.
- Two DC motors with pre-soldered wires (shrink-wrapped for protection and sturdiness).
- Battery holder (you need 4 x AA batteries to power the motors).
- Ball-caster “third wheel”.
- Pre-soldered motor controller board with GPIOs broken out onto female headers (thanks to 4tronix).
- Line follower sensor.
- Ultrasonic distance sensor (SR-04).
- Jumper wires to hook up the sensors.
- and a sturdy two-part cardboard box to keep it all in.
It is expected that the EduKit will be available during October-November and will, of course, be accompanied by more of Tim’s excellent worksheets.
We’re really proud of this EduKit as it represents the lowest-cost robotics kit out there (as far as we can tell!). It doesn’t come with a plastic chassis like other kits. Instead, there is the expectation that people will use their imagination to come up with a solution to hold everything together. In our tests, we found the box lid to be an excellent chassis – it’s strong, sturdy and is just the right size for the job.
Just as with all the other EduKits, the profits go straight back into CamJam to further our educational and Jam-related activities.
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