Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) - DIY Kit

SKU: KIT-24045 Brand: Sparkfun

The XRP Robotics Platform is a hands-on, comprehensive robotics platform and includes everything needed to build and program a beginner to advanced robot...

Special Price $176.05 AUD, inc GST

Regular Price $208.35 AUD, inc GST

$160.05 AUD, exc GST

Special pricing ends 05 August 2024

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Expect dispatch between May 17 and May 20

The Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) is a hands-on, comprehensive robotics platform and includes everything needed to build and program a robot to perform beginning through advanced tasks - building the foundation for innovative thinking, science, engineering, and problem solving. The platform provides:

Progression from fundamental robotics to driving, line following, using sensors, using a robotic arm, and culminates in building an autonomous delivery robot
Coding environment includes Blockly tools/libraries, Python, and the FIRST ® Robotics coding development tool, WPILib
Easy-to-assemble hardware kit that can be assembled completely tool free (no soldering, no screws)
Online activities and modules that build on one another
Content designed for middle and high-school students and beginners
Jumping off point for customizing the robot in countless ways

Educator and FIRST Team Discount Available: SparkFun and its partners are proud to work closely with the education community. Sparkfun offer a significant discount on the XRP Robotics Platform Kit with an Educator account, including FIRST teams. Please contact [email protected] to get started.

This kit is the hardware arm of the XRP. At the heart of it is the XRP Controller Board, which includes an on-board Raspberry Pi® Pico W featuring the RP2040 microcontroller; low-power accelerometer + gyroscope 6-DoF IMU (LSM6DSOX from STMicroelectronics®); a Qwiic® connector for easy integration of sensors and accessories; two dual-channel motor drivers for four motors total; two servo headers; a momentary button switch; and more. The kit also includes an ultrasonic rangefinder, line follower, two motors with encoders, servo motor, Qwiic cables, two casters, two o-rings, and a battery holder. The robot is normally powered by 4xAA batteries (not included in the kit), but any supply up to 11V is supported via the barrel connector.

This more economical DIY version of the XRP Kit does NOT come with a chassis. Encouraging you to print and use your own.

The online modules, accessible at experientialrobotics.org, were developed by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through its OpenSTEM platform and serve as a comprehensive introduction to robotics. The modules and content progression have been tested with hundreds of users and have been refined to the current form, which is still in beta. The content offers a fun, engaging experience and asks users to solve real-world robotics challenges.

Includes

1x XRP Controller Board
1x Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
1x Servo (Sub-Micro Size)
2x Hobby Motor with Encoder
2x Caster
2x O-Ring
2x Flexible Qwiic Cable - Female Jumper (4-pin) with Heat Shrink
1x Battery Holder - 4xAA to Barrel Jack Connector
1x Custom Line Follower Board
1x XRP Sticker Sheet

Documents

XRP Robotics Platform Home Page (Online Modules, Coding Environment, and More Detailed Information)
XRP Hardware Overview
XRP Controller GitHub Repository
XRP Chassis 3D Printing Files

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