mBot Ranger - Transformable STEM
Educational Robot Kit
SKU 110090102
What's mBot Ranger? mBot Ranger Robot Kit is a three-in-one STEM educational robot kit
which supports 3 building forms: robot tank, three-wheel racing car, and a self-balance car.
Description
What's mBot Ranger
mBot Ranger Robot Kit is a three-in-one STEM educational robot kit which supports 3 building
forms: robot tank, three-wheel racing car, and a self-balance car. Program & Control mBot Ranger
via iPad, tablets, or laptop to start your exploration!
Off-Road Land Raider
Being an off-road robot tank, Land Raider is designed to handle a wider variety of terrain than most
other vehicles or robot cars.
Dashing Raptor, the Predator
Transform your Land Raider easily, turning it into Dashing Raptor, which is a three-wheel racing car
that runs/spins fast like a raptor which eager to catch its game.
Self-Balance Nervous Bird
A smart self-balance car which remains level when driving straight or standing still and leans at an
angle when making turns.
Powerful Mainboard
Latest Me Auriga mainboard developed based on open-source Arduino Mega 2560. It provides not
only 5 on-board sensors, but also 10 extension ports that enable you to add more functions per
needed.
Graphical Programming from PC
mBot Ranger is fully compatible with mBlock which is a graphical programming environment based
on Scratch 2.0 Open Source Code. It makes programming projects and interactive applications
easier through simply dragging and dropping function blocks.
iPad/Tablet Programming
In addition to PC programming, mBot Ranger also supports being programmed from your iPad and
tablets with an easy-to-use app – Makeblock HD. Explore with mBot Ranger using the existing
projects, or develop your own.
Wireless Control
Makeblock HD provides existing projects which enable you to interact with Ranger immediately.
Push the button to control Ranger wirelessly and start having fun!
Free Online Courses
Provide 16 chapters of courses on graphical programming with Ranger, helping kids to enjoy the fun
of programming in various game scenes step by step.
Easy Wiring
Modules in this kit all equipped with RJ25 ports for easy wiring. Just by connecting the modules
tgether, robots can be built in a really quick way. All the
wiring is simple and very clean.
Infinite Extensibility
Fully compatible with Makeblock platform (about 400 parts totally), allowing you to develop more
projects or ideas adding Makeblock parts on Ranger or to explore hundreds of free projects online
for more fun.
mBot Ranger VS. mBot
If you're trying to figure out the difference between mBot Ranger and mBot, check this comparison
chart.
mBot Ranger
Form(s)
Main Control Chip
Extension Ports
mBot
3
Arduino Mega 2560
10 motor/sensor ports
6 x sensors, include:
Light sensor
Ultrasonic sensor
Line follower
Gyroscope
Temp sensor
Sound sensor
12
mBlock
Makeblock HD
Under development
1
Arduino Uno
4 sensor ports
On-Board Sensor
3 x sensors, include:
Light sensor
Ultrasonic sensor
Line follower
LED Lamplets
PC Programming
iPad/Tablet
Smartphone App
2
mBlock
mBlockly
mBot app
