> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Blue-Bot Swarm **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE05672 · **Brand:** [Bee-Bot](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/bee-bot-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/blue-bot-swarm.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/blue-bot-swarm.html.md)) Introducing Blue-Bot, the Bluetooth programmable floor robot. This is a set of 6 Blue-Bots and also includes a docking station, allowing you to charge 6 Blue-Bots or rechargeable Bee-Bots at the same time. ## Pricing - **Price:** $1,464.99 (inc GST) — $1,331.81 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 3+ $1197.27 (exc GST) · 5+ $1172.58 (exc GST) - Special pricing may change at any time. ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 1 today, and up to 500 more in 7–10 days. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=CE05672:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/CE05672:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description Introducing [Blue-Bot](https://core-electronics.com.au/blue-bot-rechargeable.html), the Bluetooth floor robot. This is a set of 6 Blue-Bots and also includes a [docking station](https://core-electronics.com.au/bee-bot-blue-bot-charging-dock.html), allowing you to charge 6 Blue-Bots or rechargeable Bee-Bots at the same time. This pack will bring logic-driven decision making, the very nature of programming, to your classroom. Students can program the Bots via the app (all platforms supported) or using the in-built controls to create their own movement based programs and scripts. **Note:** To minimise e-waste the charging dock does not come with a USB wall charger. If you don't already have a drawer full of spares at home pick up a [suitable USB wall adaptor](https://core-electronics.com.au/usb-mains-mini-power-adaptor.html) separately. - **Interactive Coding** - Using the buttons on the Blue-bots shell, you can enter a sequence of directions and have the Blue-bot perform your 'program'. Great for critical thinking development. - **Rechargeable, Reusable** - The Blue-Bot has an internal battery and can be recharged by placing it back on the docking station. - **Bee-Bot compatible** - Blue-bot is compatible with all the mats and accessories (and Learning Resources) from Bee-Bot programmable robots - **Free apps** - With free apps on iOS and Android, you can connect and program your Blue-Bot with any modern smart device/tablet/laptop/PC - **Improved turns and movements** - With 45 degree turns being added to the collection of moves, student will be able to program for more shapes/puzzles. - **See what makes things move** - The transparent case allows students to see the parts inside moving and interacting to develop an intuitive sense of what makes robots move. ### Using Blue-Bots in the Classroom Once you're familiar with the Blue-Bot controls and app, you can set forth on planning some lessons around it! Some great ideas we've seen are: 1. Using the project mats and obstacles, work in teams to program Blue-Bot from one side of the mat to the other. 2. Using a blank mat/floor space, have students program Blue-Bot to draw different shapes in groups 3. Have a maze group and a blue-bot group. The maze group designs a maze on paper that the challenge group has to program blue-bot to navigate. 4. Use Blue-Bot to create and traverse a number line and do basic addition subtraction 5. Estimation techniques (how many bluebot steps from A to B) As always, we're here to help. If you need help with Blue-Bot and your classroom just get in touch with us. ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/1/1/11_f4921a66-ee0f-4c9a-a7f4-db70a67e366d_800x.jpg)