Build your own "Shield-Bot!" Our very popular Robotics Shield Kit is a complete package that includes an Arduino Uno, programming cable, and 270+ page printed tutorial "Robotics with the BOE Shield-Bot for Arduino," adapted from the original online tutorials. Learn Arduino programming, robotics, and circuit-building all together step-by-step.

Suitable middle school, high school, and college classrooms, as well as robotics summer camps and individual hobbyists. Building the robot takes about an hour, and the online tutorial includes 40 hands-on activities. The assembled robot fits back in its box for safe-keeping between activities.

Key Features:

Complete — just add batteries!
Beginner-friendly — No programming experience needed
Solder-free — Experiment with custom circuits on the breadboard (no special-brand connectors)
Understandable — Free, easy-to-follow web tutorials and example code downloads
Autonomous — DIY touch, light, and infrared sensor circuits let the Shield-Bot navigate on its own
Expandable — Additional sensors and hardware accessory kits are available to get the most out of your robot.
Affordable — Quantity discounts available

Application Ideas:

A robot friend for your home
"Staff" for your Robotics Summer Camp
A fleet of robots for your classroom

Note: Requires five 1.5 V AA batteries, not included.

The tutorial will walk you through the following:

Learning to program your robot's Arduino Brain
Calibrating the robot's continuous rotation servo motors
Using lights and a speaker for status indicators
Assembling the robot
Preprogrammed navigation
Using touch-switches to navigate by contact with objects
Using phototransistors to navigate by light
Using non-contact infrared sensors to measure distance and avoid or follow objects

Documents:

Package Includes:

NEW as of 9/21/2016: Printed book "Robotics with the BOE Shield-Bot for Arduino"
Arduino Uno
USB A to B cable
Board of Education Shield PCB
High-quality aluminum robot chassis
Continuous rotation servos (50 RPM) and wheels
5-cell AA battery pack
All the electronic components and sensors needed for the tutorial activities
All the assembly hardware needed (nuts, screws, and standoffs)
Parallax Screwdriver