Incrediminds Explorer Kit

This is the Explorer kit provided by Incrediminds robotics  , it’s the most advance kit available in the market. The kit is suitable for all age groups starting from 7 years of age. Its plug and play connection interface helps users to make their projects soldering/breadboard free. Incrediminds Kit comes along with GUI based software for programming. However you can use Arduino software(IDE) also to program your project.This kit is very helpful to Learning robotics and automation for the students of all age groups.

 

Facts and Features:Incrediminds explorer kit comes along with these components, Arduino UNO, Servo Motors, BO geared DC motor, 3 Type of LED’s, RGB LED, 12V Rechargeable battery, Charger, LCD Screen, Push Buttons, Slid Switch, LDR Sensor, Rain Sensor, Soil Moisture, Ultrasonic Sensor, Magnetic Sensor, Temperature Sensor, 3 Wheel Robot and loads of other things required for tinkering and project building..The kit can be used for implementing robotics for schools and private institutions at low cost.

 

We believe if a student buys the kit as the age of 7 years then it will be relevant of him/her till engineering or even beyond that.

 

Competitions:Students can use it for any Arduino, IOT and Robotics competitions. Engineering college students can use the Incrediminds Core kit for final year Electronics, Robotics and IOT related projects. Also any entrepreneur looking to build prototype of his/her idea this kit can be of help of hassle free interfacing and coding.

 

Suggestion: A very good platform for any expertise levels. The kit will be relevant of Beginners, learners, experts, Hobbyists and even for prototyping.

 

LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 (By LEGO)

 

The Lego Mindstorms EV3is the third generation robotic kit in the Lego Mindstorms series. It’s the successor and the new version of the second generation Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0.Its easy to learn EV3 because of its drag and drop based prpograming and easy interfacing of components with the controller.

 

Information and features: Advance programmable microcontroller; Interactive servo motors; Smart sensors; GUI programming; interactive challenges; Bluetooth and USB cnnctions; Large dot matrix display; Inputs and outputs ports.

 

The tool is available in both educational and professional versions. The two kits differ in terms of number of components, while EV3 controller remains same in both the versions.

 

EV3 Home Kit (31313): 1 EV3 programmable brick, 2 Large Motors, 1 Medium Motor, 1 Touch Sensor, 1 Color Sensor, 1 Infrared Sensor, 1 Remote Control, cables, USB cable, and 585 TECHNIC elements.

 

EV3 Education Core Set (45544): 1 EV3 programmab, 2 Large Motors, 1 Medium Motor, 2 Touch Sensors, 1 Color Sensor, 1 Gyroscopic Sensor, 1 Ultrasonic Sensor, cables, USB cable, 1 Rechargeable battery and 547[3] TECHNIC elements.Using this kit you can prepare for WRO, FLL and any other competition.

 

Competitions –

1. World Robot Olympiad (WRO),

2. FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and

3. FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)

Sourcing: You can buy MINDSTORMS from LEGO, Amazon, or other online / retail source based on your country.

Link- http://mindstorms.lego.com

Suggestion: Very good platform to start robotics, Students can make replica of almost everything.

 

 

VEX Robotics Design (by VEX)

 

 

VEX Robotics Design is a robotic kit to introduce students as well as adults to the world of robotics.

 

Facts and Features: VEX robotics kit comes with motors, wheels, gears, and other structural parts. VEX allows for up to 8 motors and 16 sensors and programming software for three different levels. VEX has three different programming packages: easyC, RobotC and MPLAB. easyC provides a graphical interface that is perfect for beginners, while MPLAB is perfect for more experienced programmers.

 

Kit comes in multiple versions - Classroom and Competition Mechatronics Kit, Classroom and Competition Programming Kit, and Classroom and Competition Super Kit. The kits differ primarily in terms of motors and sensors that come along.Students intrested in working on Robotics for colleges projects can also use this kit.

 

Competitions –

-VEXRoboticsCompetition

Sourcing of Kits: Youcan buy robotic kit from VEX Robotics.

Link- http://www.vexrobotics.com/
http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/competition/

Suggestion: Excellent platform for advance level of robotics and construction.

 

 

TETRIX (by Pitsco)

 

 

TETRIX is a robot metal building system designed to work with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS NXT brick through the use of the Hard Point Connector.

 

Facts and Features: Tetrix kit comes with hard point connector, HiTechnic DC Motor Controller, HiTechnic Servo Controller, Battery, and building system. Like MINDSTOEMS NXT kit, Tetrix also comes as base kit, and additional resource kit to make more versatile models.

 

TETRIX Robotics consists of two robotic kits, The sets are TETRIX MAX for high school and TETRIX PRIME for middle school.

 

TETRIX MAX can interface with the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit to allow the NXT intelligent brick to control TETRIX motors and servos.[2] TETRIX PRIME was developed for middle school use but can also be used with TETRIX MAX components. The systems can also be used with R/C controllers or a variety or programmable options such as myRIO and Arduino.

This kit works well with the Learning 3D printing and prototyping as students would be requiring chassies along with the electronics (Incrediminds Robotics Kit) to build the the projects/prototype. Arduino based college Projects like line following robots, obstacle follower and obstacle avoider robots, home automation systems, robotics arm helps students to understand the robotics concepts in a practical and fun filled way.

 

 

Competitions Held –

1.FIRST Tech Challenge,

2.Radio Controlled - RoboRescue

Sourcing of Kits: You can buy TETRIX kit from LEGO education.

Link- http://www.tetrixrobotics.com/
http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/high-school/tetrix

Suggestion: An expensive but useful kit for Engineering level students.

 

BIOLOID (by ROBOTIS)

 

The ROBOTIS BIOLOID is a hobbyist and educational robot kit produced by the Korean robot manufacturer ROBOTIS.

 

Facts and Features: The BIOLOID platform consists of components and small, modular servomechanisms which can be used to construct robots of various configurations, such as wheeled, legged, or humanoid robots. Boiloid is made up of three basic components: the CM-5 central controller, the AX-S1 sensor module for feedback and the special modular robot servo motor.

 

How to program your robot?

 

The Robot is programmed with RoboPlus - C language based software solution. The Bioloid system is thus comparable to the LEGO Mindstorms and VEXplorer kits. RoboPlus is a Graphical User Interface (GUI), C language-based, and easy-to-use programming software to develop the robotic programs. User need not be mater of programming language, as it is a GUI based software.

 

Competitions Held –
RoboCup, an international robotics competition

Sourcing of Kits: You can buy robotic kit from Amazon.

Link- http://www.robotis.com/xe/bioloid_en


Suggestion: Very good kit for advanced users. This platform is currently in use by the U.S. Naval Academy in their Mechanical Engineering courses. Expensive than MINDSTORMS and VEX.