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Coretec 'Tiny 4WD' Robot Rover

by Coretec

This well-crafted kit from Coretec Robotics has all the bits for the heart of your own capable little four-wheel drive rover.

Includes:

  • Explorer pHAT with motor drivers and IO
  • Acrylic Chassis with camera mount
  • All the needed nuts and bolts
  • 4x Micro Metal Gear Motor with easy-connect shims
  • 4x Motor Mounts
  • 4x Grippy Moon Buggy Wheels
  • Mini Breadboard
  • Jumper Jerky to hook it all up

Not included, but recommended:

  • Raspberry Pi (Pi Zero W recommended)
  • SD Card (try a NOOBS one)
  • Power source. A USB power bank is a good way to start. Zero Lipo and a LiPo battery for more advanced projects.

See issue #51 and #52 of the MagPi for construction and expansion tips.

Emma Norling has also written a really great blog post with detailed instructions on how to build the Tiny 4WD robot using Explorer pHAT and a Pi Zero.

Brian Corteil, the designer, has provided some example code to get you up and running and some more tips on his product page.

The Explorer pHAT requires some soldering to attached the Raspberry Pi header and breakout pins.

3 customer reviews

2 years ago
Works perfectly as advertised, good documentation and a nice set of example programs. I can take it from there. I have been thinking of but not actually buying it for literally years - the recent sale made me a buyer. Just the thing to amuse the piano-playing members of my family.
by Peter about Piano HAT via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Good fun to tinker with. Well built and of the highest quality.
by Daniel about Piano HAT via REVIEWS.io
9 years ago
Recently purchased one of these piano hat boards for my raspberry pi, as usual the service from Pimoroni was excellent and the board is of a really good quality. It's nicely laid out and the touch pads are a decent size. The board looks very classy with the black background and gold lettering and the software to go with it makes using the board very easy. Although it's laid out as a piano it could be used for anything which requires 16 capacitive touch pads and leds.
by Steve about Piano HAT via REVIEWS.io

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