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RedBot Assembly Guide Rev 02

This Tutorial is Retired!

This tutorial covers concepts or technologies that are no longer current. It's still here for you to read and enjoy, but may not be as useful as our newest tutorials.

Introduction

The RedBot is robotic development platform capable of teaching basic robotics and sensor integration! Based on the SparkFun RedBoard and programmable in the Arduino environment, the RedBot has all the I/O you need to make a small robot in no time at all.

Materials Included

When you purchase the RedBot Kit, you should have the following materials:

1x RedBot Mainboard
1x Magician Chassis
1x Accelerometer RedBot Sensor
3x Line Follower RedBot Sensor
10x F/F 6" Jumper Wire
4x 4-40 1-¼" Flat Head Screw
3x 4-40 1-½" Aluminum Hex Standoff
4x 4-40 3/8" Metal Standoff
7x 4-40 1" Metal Standoff
3x 4-40 ¼" Phillips Screw (10 Pack)
4x 4-40 Hex Nut
4x Sticky Tab

Along with everything listed above, you will also need 4x AA batteries to power your RedBot.

Materials Not Included

This tutorial will cover how to install all the parts you received with your RedBot Kit, PLUS it will go over how to install a few extra parts NOT included with the kit. These parts include the Wheel Encoder Kit, RedBot Buzzer, and two RedBot Mechanical Bumpers.

Wheel Encoder Kit ROB-12629

This is the Wheel Encoder Kit from DAGU, a simple add-on to any wheeled robot that can help measure the speed or distance the…

SparkFun RedBot Buzzer ROB-12567

This buzzer is an add-on for your RedBot that gives your robot the ability to make awesome beep-boop noises or alerts when so…

Again, you do not need these parts to assemble your RedBot, but they will be present throughout this guide. Please ignore any instances of the extra sensors if you do not need to assemble them. Sections pertaining strictly to these extra parts will be marked with **asterisks**.

If you are installing one or all of these extras, you may also want to get a few more jumper wires.

Recommended Tools

A needle nose pliers, Flush Cutters and a screwdriver are also useful when putting together the RedBot.

Needle Nose Pliers TOL-08793

Mini Pliers. These are great little pliers! A must have for any hobbyist or electrical engineer. Crucial for inserting device…

Pocket Screwdriver Set TOL-12891

What should every hacker have available to them? That's right, a screwdriver (you have to get into those cases somehow). What…

If you are following this tutorial and using the Wheel Encoder Kit, you will want 2x 4" zip-ties to connect the wheel encoder to the motors included in the RedBot kit.