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Herbie the Mousebot is a very quick, easy-to-build, light-chasing robot kit with functional whisker and tail sensors!
See Order# to order in Blue, Red, Black or White.
Originally invented by Randy Sargent, Herbie was built from spare parts as an entry for a robot competition. Herbie is such an elegant, clever design using very few parts, it's been featured in as a construction project in "Junkbot, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels", "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Robots" and "MAKE" Magazine.
We've enhanced Herbie a bit with functional whisker and tail sensors, so it doesn't get stuck in corners while it chases around.
Herbie the Mousebot is a 9-volt battery-powered robot that loves to chase flash light beams. If there are several Herbies in the same area, they can be configured to chase each other! These little robots are so quick, you have to run to keep up to them!
A portion of each sale is donated to the "KISS Institute for Practical Robotics", a not-for-profit organization that uses educational robotics programs to actively engage students in science, technology, engineering, math, and project management. This is an organization Randy (Herbie's "Dad") is involved with.
| Soldering Required: |
Yes |
| Tools Required: |
Yes |
| Kit Difficulty: |
3.00/5 |
| Kit Completion Time: |
2.00hrs |
Size:
33.0 x 1.5 x 23.0 cm
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