Quadruped robots aren’t new, but they’re as cool and fascinating today as they were a few decades ago when they first surfaced. Bittle is a programmable robot dog targeted at robotic beginners ages 14 years and up, or anyone who wants to have fun learning and playing with robots. Priced at £310 (assembled), it comes programmed with a few starter tricks, such as walk and trot, that learners can try out to familiarise themselves with what the robot can do, then later expand to more complex types of behaviour.
This may seem like an expensive STEM kit, but it’s fairly affordable compared to similar products. In fact, some servo-based quadruped robots, such as the Xgo Mini or the PuppyPi, retail for well over £500.
Bittle’s open-source platform also enables you to add a Raspberry Pi and attach Grove sensors to extend its capabilities, explore AI machine-learning projects and try out various STEM experiments.
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