Its RoboWeek and we are highlighting this guide from the Adafruit Learn system! Make a small CRICKIT based hopping robot 🙂
In this guide we will build a cute little robot body. We’ll even do it with 3 different brains!
Circuit Playground Express with code in CircuitPython that can be controlled programatically,
Feather M0 Bluefruit with code in Arduino/C that can be controlled programmatically but also via Bluetooth, and
BBC micro:bit with code in MakeCode that can also be controlled programmatically.
In each case, the hardware will be the same. The controller board, matching CRICKIT, and code will vary. Part of the reason is to show how all the CRICKIT variations do the same job and the choice is based on the controller board and language you want to use.
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Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
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