MiniQ 4WD Cross Country Robot Arduino

MiniQ 4WD Cross Country : Mobile robot Arduino by DFRobot

The recently updated 4WD MiniQ mobile platform is specifically designed for education and learning purposes. It comes fully assembled and all you need is a PC with Arduino IDE and 4 AA batteries. This alternative version of the 4WD MiniQ robot offers :

Higher ground clearance (25 mm instead of 9 mm)
A more important angle of approach
Enhanced off-road capability on complex terrain.
This mobile robot is delivered with an Arduino Leonardo (ATmega32u4) controller and also integrates modules such as :

• RGB LEDs
• A light-sensitive diode
• Infrared emitters
• Infrared receivers
• Light sensors
• Additional buttons
• A buzzer

In addition to this improved MiniQ 4WD kit, DFRobot offers 7 lessons for beginners, from entry level to line following, obstacle avoidance and remote control.

Users can easily understand the tutorials and all codings / tutorials are free to download.

Lists of lessons :

• Lesson 1: Get to know your robot
• Lesson 2. Control Buzzer
• Lesson 3: Indication of light direction
• Lesson 4. LED RGB
• Lesson 5: Avoiding Obstacles
• Lesson 6: Encoder
• Lesson 7. IR Remote Control

MiniQ 4WD Cross Country DFRobot : Resources

• WIKI 4WD MiniQ

MiniQ 4WD Cross Country DFRobot : Features and specification

Spécification

• Controller: Atmega32U4 (Arduino Leonardo)
• Power Supply: 4x AA batteries or Micro-USB
• Working Voltage: 4.5 to 6V
• Driving Mode: 4WD
• Max Speed: 79cm/s
• Size: 115x110x45mm(4.53x4.33x1.77")

Features

• Improved off-road capability on a compact, flexible mobile robot platform
• Micro USB for download the code(bootloader: Leonardo)
• WS2812 RGB LED for controlling the color by only one pin
• Soft buttons for giving you more comfortable feeling
• Two Infrared transmitters and 1 infrared receiver for obstacle detection and avoidance. Also includes an IR remote control to easily control its features remotely