Build a rolling robot with a BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller brain. Just follow the clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations with the included book Robotics with the Boe-Bot. No programming or electronics experience is needed!The Boe-Bot Robot takes about 1-2 hours to put together. Each project in the Robotics text provides a unique new experience of wiring and source code tuning. Completing the entire set of projects takes 50 hours and is suitable for anybody over 13 years of age. The USB Board of Education (and BS2-IC) may also be removed to be used as a platform for other inventions and studying other subjects such as physics with our wide variety of sensors.You can find Boe-Bot robots in middle and high schools vocational schools and colleges robotics clubs and hobbyists? homes. They are great companions for learning or teaching technology mechatronics and STEM programs. It s also an approved platform for the Boy Scouts of America Robotics Merit Badge. This robot kit can be used as a California A-G approved elective course.The Boe-Bot® Full Kit is now available with a USB-compatible Board of Education (BOE). Programming the BASIC Stamp via USB is a solution for laptops and newer PCs which have no serial ports (no more adapters required!). The Robotics text includes 41 new activities for the Boe-Bot robot with structured PBASIC 2.5 source code support and bonus challenges with solutions in each chapter. Starting with basic movement and proceeding to sensor-based projects customers quickly learn how the Boe-Bot is expandable for many different robotic projects. Parallax offers the most complete clear and interesting support for this kit. The Boe-Bot robot is built on a high-quality brushed aluminum chassis that provides a sturdy platform for the continuous rotation servo motors and BASIC Stamp s USB Board of Education. Many mounting holes and slots may be used to add custom robotic equipment or off-the-shelf Parallax add-ons. What really makes the Boe-Bot unique is the BASIC Stamp microcontroller s flexibility of programming when coupled with breadboard circuit construction.Key Features:Beginner-friendly - No programming experience neededOpen platform - Exposed circuitry allows you to learn and create your own electronic circuitsSolder-free - Experiment with custom circuits on the breadboard (no special-brand connectors)Understandable - Included text provides easy-to-follow tutorialsProgrammable - PBASIC is a very easy to learn text-based language that introduces concepts found in most programming languagesAutonomous - Touch light and infrared sensors let the Boe-Bot navigate on its ownExpandable - Additional sensors and hardware expansion kits are available to get the most our of your robotAffordable - Priced for 1-2 students per robot with no additional fees for software or curriculumKit Contents:-Board of Education development board with a BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller (#28803)-Durable brushed-aluminum chassis with mounting holes for servos and accessories (#700-00022)-Parallax continuous rotation servos for the drive wheels (#900-00008)-Sensors including whisker-switches phototransistors and infrared emitter/receiver pairs-LEDs and a piezospeaker for audio and visual feedback-All the resistors capacitors and jumper wires needed to build the circuits-All the screws nuts and other hardware needed to build the Boe-Bot-Parallax #1 Phillips/flathead screwdriver-USB A to Mini-B cable to connect the Boe-Bot to your Windows Mac Linux or Chromebook computer for programmingNote: Requires 4 AA batteries not included and a PC running Windows XP/Vista/7. Recommended for ages 13 and up.