Description
The Ring:bit Car v2 is the gentlest way into micro:bit robotics. Students assemble it in a few minutes, slot in a micro:bit, and have a car they can program to drive a square, follow a light, or glow in rainbow colours. It is small, cheap enough to buy in numbers, and forgiving of mistakes.
What's included:
- Ring:bit v2 expansion board, which breaks out three of the micro:bit's GPIO ports
- Two 360° continuous rotation servos and a car chassis
- Rainbow LED module with eight full-colour LEDs
- Assembly guide, with build and code walkthroughs on the ElecFreaks wiki
- micro:bit board and batteries are not included — add a micro:bit V2 at checkout
What students practise:
- Sequencing: getting a robot to do the right things in the right order
- Measuring and adjusting — a square that doesn't close teaches more than one that does
- Block coding in MakeCode, with Python sample code available for older students
- Simple mechanical assembly and troubleshooting
Expansion modules for line following, obstacle avoidance and drawing are sold separately, so the same car can carry a class from first program to independent project work.
