The Inventor Electronic kit from Makeblock is a set of 12 x plug and play sensors and actuators for you to get creative with using the Me Orion programmable controller module. The Orion is Arduino compatible which means there's a huge range of free Internet resources available such as graphical programming with Scratch, C/C++ coding with the Arduino IDE plus tutorials and examples to get you started and fuel your imagination. Makeblock provide the Makeblock HD app for your smartphone, iPad (v3 or better) or Android tablet (v4 or better) with a Bluetooth connection to read data from the sensors, control the actuators and write programs using mBlock.
Makeblock provide a getting started page with links to 10 x projects including a traffic light simulator, a simple reaction testing game, a bubble blowing machine and more. The page also provides links to detailed descriptions of the individual modules supplied in the kit, letting you delve deeper into their function and operation.
New to mBlock/Scratch? mBlock is a graphical programming system based on Scratch where you drag and drop functional blocks from a palette onto a work area to create a program. Each shape has a different function and they snap together in logical ways, some have slots to drop in other blocks. For example, a block might order the robot to run forward at speed 50 where the direction and speed are chosen from simple drop down menus. This drag and drop interface allows quite young children to get creative with the Ranger yet is capable of programming complex behaviours.
Supplied with 1 x 9g micro servo, 1 x red 7-segment display, 1 x Orion, 1 x joystick, 1 x ultrasonic sensor, 1 x potentiometer , 1 x light and greyscale sensor, 1 x RJ25 adaptor, 1 x PIR motion sensor, 4 x 6P6C RJ25 cable 20cm, 1 x sound sensor, 2x 6P6C RJ25 cable 35cm, 1 x 6P6C RJ25 cable 50cm, 1 x temperature Sensor, 1 x 130 DC motor pack, 1 x USB 2.0 A-male to micro B-male cable, 1 x Bluetooth module (dual mode), 1 x battery holder (6 x AA, not supplied), 1 x RGB LED.
Programmable microcontroller with plug and play sensors
Range of programming tools from novice to advanced
Bluetooth module for wireless communication with smartphone and tablets
Sensors for light, temperature, distance, sound, and motion
User input from a joystick and a potentiometer
Includes a red 7-segment LED display and an RGB LED
