Cyber:bot Robot Kit – with Micro: Bit
The Cyber:bot Robot Kit – with Micro:Bit is an educational robotics platform designed for students, makers, and STEM learning environments. It combines the BBC micro:bit module with the Parallax cyber:bot board and small robot chassis, creating a practical robot that supports hands-on programming, electronics, and problem-solving activities. The kit is suitable for learning robotics through real movement, sensor interaction, and circuit-building experiments.
This robot kit is programmable with Python using Mu software or an online MicroPython editor. The cyber:bot board connects the micro:bit to the onboard Propeller Multicore Microcontroller, which helps manage real-time servo motor control and sensor circuits. This makes the robot more capable than using a micro:bit alone, especially for classroom robotics projects and interactive coding lessons.
The Cyber:bot Robot Kit – with Micro:Bit is ideal for robotics education, cybersecurity activities, Python programming, and electronics practice. Students can build circuits on the breadboard and explore sensors that respond to touch, visible light, and infrared light. It also supports expansion with compatible Parallax robot add-ons, making it a flexible platform for beginner and intermediate robotics learning.
The cyber: bot robot is a joint project of Parallax Inc. and CYBER.ORG, the academic initiative of the Cyber Innovation Center.
Features:
- Python-programmable using Mu software or an online MicroPython editor.
- Includes a micro:bit module for coding and interactive control.
- cyber:bot board connects the micro:bit to the robot hardware.
- Supports breadboard-based DIY sensor circuits.
- Suitable for STEM, robotics, computer science, and cybersecurity education.
- Provides free online robotics and cybersecurity tutorials.
- Includes free micro:bit robotics curriculum resources for educators.
- Offers hands-on learning for programming, robotics, and electronics.
- Assembly required with no soldering necessary.
Specifications:
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Product Name: | Cyber:bot Robot Kit – with Micro:Bit |
| Product Type: | Educational Robot Kit |
| Main Controller: | BBC micro:bit Module |
| Robot Board: | cyber:bot Board |
| Auxiliary Microcontroller: | Propeller Multicore Microcontroller |
| Programming Language: | Python / MicroPython |
| Programming Software: | Mu Software or Online MicroPython Editor |
| Communication Interface: | I2C Bus to micro:bit Module |
| Motor Type: | Continuous Rotation Servos |
| Number of Servos: | 2 |
| Chassis Type: | Parallax Small Robot Chassis |
| Wheels: | 2x Small Robot Wheel and Tire |
| Sensor Circuit Support: | Breadboard DIY Circuits |
| Supported Sensor Experiments: | Touch, Visible Light, Infrared Light |
| Power Requirement: | 6V to 24V DC |
| Recommended Maximum Input: | 15V DC |
| Power Jack: | 2.1mm Center-Positive Barrel Jack |
| Operating Temperature: | 0°C to 70°C |
| Board Size: | 4 x 3.035 x 0.8 inch / 10.16 x 7.75 x 2.0 cm |
| Recommended Use: | Robotics, STEM, Python Programming, Cybersecurity Education |
| Compatible Add-ons: | Ping))) Sensor, LaserPING, QTI Line Follower, Gripper Kit, Crawler Kit, Feedback 360° Servos |
| Compliance: | RoHS, CE, UKCA declarations available from supplier |
Applications:
- STEM Education.
- Robotics Learning.
- Python Programming Practice.
- Micro:Bit Projects.
- Cybersecurity Education.
- Electronics Circuit Building.
- Sensor Experimentation.
- Classroom Robotics Projects.
- Maker and DIY Robot Projects.
- Educational Workshops.
Package Include:
- 1x micro: bit module
- 1x cyber: bot board
- 2x Parallax Continuous Rotation Servos
- 1x Small Robot Chassis
- 2x Small Robot Wheel and Tire
- 1x Small Robot Electronics Pack
- 1x Small Robot Hardware Pack
- 1x 5 AA Battery Holder, Barrel Jack
- 1x USB A to Micro USB Cable
- 1x Extra Hardware for cyber: bot board
- 1x Parallax Pocket Screwdriver
Requires 5 AA 1.5 V alkaline batteries or 5 1.2 V nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries, not included. Assembly required, no soldering necessary.
