mBot Ranger - Transformable STEM Educational Robot Kit

Whats 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 ¨C 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 together, 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 youre trying to figure out the difference between mBot Ranger and mBot, check this comparison chart.

mBot Ranger mBot
Form(s) 3 1
Main Control Chip Arduino Mega 2560 Arduino Uno
Extension Ports 10 motor/sensor ports 4 sensor ports
On-Board Sensor 6 x sensors, include:
Light sensor
Ultrasonic sensor
Line follower
Gyroscope
Temp sensor
Sound sensor 3 x sensors, include:
Light sensor
Ultrasonic sensor
Line follower
LED Lamplets 12 2
PC Programming mBlock mBlock
iPad/Tablet Makeblock HD mBlockly
Smartphone App Under development mBot app
Arduino ¡Ì ¡Ì
Communication Bluetooth/2.4G Bluetooth/2.4G
Online Courses ¡Ì ¡Ì

Specifications
Software and
programming PC-mBlock; iPad/Tablet - Makeblock
Arduino IDE
Main Control Board Arduino Mega 2560, 256KB flash memory, 8KG SRAM, 4KB EEPROM
Sensor 2 x Light sensor
1 x Sound sensor
1 x Gyroscope
1 x Temperature sensor
1 x Ultrasonic sensor
1 x Line follower
Speaker 1 x Buzzer
Battery 6 x AA battery (not included)
Motor 2 x 400 RPM Encoder Motor
Wireless Communication Bluetooth/2.4G
Dimensions 200 x 165 x 120mm (7.78 x 6.49 x 4.71inch) Max.
Weight 1600g (56.44oz)


Part List

RELATED PRODUCTS
mBot v1.1 - Blue
(Bluetooth Version)
mBot v1.1 - Blue
(2.4G Version)

Technical details
Dimensions 270mm x21.5mm x95mm
Weight G.W 1600g
Battery Exclude

Part List
mBot Ranger 1