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Robot Kits with Soldering

The robot kits in this section require soldering. Because they are not designed specifically as soldering tutorials, these might not make a best first soldering project. However, if you have some soldering experience (or if someone with soldering experience can help you), these kits should be straightfoward to assemble. You’ll need to supply your own soldering equipment and solder; one place to start is the learn to solder kit.

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Pololu item #: 979
Price: $19.95

3pi Expansion Kit with Cutouts - Black

This kit gives you everything you need to add a second level to your 3pi robot. The black printed circuit board matches the color of the 3pi and has cutouts that let you view the LCD below and make it easier to reach the power button, reset button, and programming header.

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Pololu item #: 977
Price: $19.95

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3pi Expansion Kit with Cutouts - Red

This kit gives you everything you need to add a second level to your 3pi robot. The red printed circuit board has cutouts that let you view the LCD below and make it easier to reach the power button, reset button, and programming header.

3pi Expansion Kit without Cutouts - Black

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Pololu item #: 978
Price: $19.95

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3pi Expansion Kit without Cutouts - Black

This kit gives you everything you need to add a second level to your 3pi robot. In this version, the LCD pins are brought up to the expansion board from the base via extended headers for your own custom use. This black printed circuit board matches the color of the 3pi and can also serve as a general-purpose round prototyping board.

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Pololu item #: 976
Price: $19.95

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3pi Expansion Kit without Cutouts - Red

This kit gives you everything you need to add a second level to your 3pi robot. In this version, the LCD pins are brought up to the expansion board from the base via extended headers for your own custom use. This red printed circuit board can also serve as a general-purpose round prototyping board.

Pololu item #: 301
Price: $31.95

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Elenco 21-880 Line-Tracking Mouse

The line-tracking mouse is an excellent, low-cost robot for someone who has previous soldering experience and would like to get started with robots. This kit features two independent gearboxes, two printed circuit boards, a plywood base, and a clear, mouse-shaped body.

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Pololu item #: 303
Price: $23.95 ~~$24.95~~

Elenco 21-883 Hexapod Monster

The hexapod monster is a six-legged robot that walks forward until it detects an obstacle, in which case it backs up and turns before resuming its forward motion. There is a separate gearbox for each side of the robot, allowing for differential control of the robot’s motion. Obstacle detection is performed through an infrared sensor at the front of the robot.

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Pololu item #: 302
Price: $16.95 ~~$19.95~~

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Elenco 21-881 Sound Reversing Car

This kit is a low-cost implementation of the common introductory robot that backs up and turns when it hears a sound or hits an obstacle. The kit is quite basic, but because the instructions do not provide soldering instructions, we recommend this kit for someone who has completed at least one previous soldering project.

Pololu item #: 189
Price: $89.95

Solarbotics K SV Sumovore Mini Sumo Kit

If you have been thinking about getting your own mini sumo robot but were waiting for the right kit to come along, we might just have the one for you! This robot outperforms many other robots in its standard configuration, and there are many options to expand on its basic capabilities.