varikabo – Soldering Robot Kit with Patented Sensor Technology

VariobotSKU: RM-VARI-002
Manufacturer #: SN 011 DE

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Description

  • Learn soldering, electronics, and robotics in one exciting project
  • Patented sensor technology with 12 fascinating functions and behaviors
  • Follows light sources, lines, objects, or even your hand
  • Analog robot without a microcontroller or programming
  • Surprisingly intelligent behavior created using only two transistors

The varikabo is a unique soldering robot kit for children, teenagers, and adults who want to do more than just learn about electronics—they want to build it themselves. After soldering the components, you will have a remarkably versatile robot that reacts to its surroundings and displays fascinating behaviors.

Thanks to its patented sensor technology, varikabo can detect light sources, shadows, obstacles, floor markings, and objects. Depending on the selected setting, it can follow a line, search for light, circle around objects, or avoid certain areas. It continuously adapts its speed and direction to its environment.

Unlike many modern robot kits, varikabo requires neither programming nor a microcontroller. Its intelligent behaviors emerge solely from the interaction of sensors and analog electronics. This provides a hands-on understanding of how surprisingly complex behavior can arise from simple electronic circuits.

Perhaps most remarkable of all: the robot's "brain" consists of only two transistors. Yet it can detect obstacles, follow light sources, and display behaviors normally associated with much more complex robots.

By experimenting with different sensor arrangements and settings, you can explore a total of 12 different functions and behaviors. Electronics, sensor technology, and robotics become tangible and easy to understand through direct experimentation.

Assembly takes approximately three to four hours and not only teaches essential soldering skills but also demonstrates how individual electronic components come together to create a fully functional robot. The detailed building and experiment manual provides step-by-step guidance through assembly, operation, and experiments.

The varikabo robot kit received the prestigious German "spiel gut" award for its outstanding combination of learning, experimentation, and creative tinkering.

Package Contents

- Electronic kit with circuit boards and components

- Sensors, motors, and mechanical parts

Additional Items Required

- Soldering iron and solder

- 9 V battery or rechargeable 9 V battery

- Small pliers and side cutters

Recommended Age: 10 years and up

Assembly Time: Approx. 3–4 hours

12 different functions and behaviors

Comprehensive building and experiment manual available for download

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