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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.

4 customer reviews

4 years ago
Added to my internet radio project with a Pi Zero W and Speaker Hat - perfect combination and great service as usual - nice one guys !
by Jon about Touch pHAT via REVIEWS.io
7 years ago
When you are dealing with a display-less Pi, make the things really easy to start/stop scripts/programs with a touch responsive button. I also love it that when the button is pressed it will blink it's LED
by Bruno about Touch pHAT via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
This is a great pHAT, one of my favorites. I have one just for controlling Kodi and another on a Mini Black HAT Hack3r with a Scroll pHAT HD for displaying stats of all my other Raspberrys. Very useful, very easy to code and affordable, just perfect! Keep up the good work Pimoroni!
by Jos?© about Touch pHAT via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
I originally got this to make a status system for the car that i could use to email when i was leaving and arrived at a destination but after playing with it thought it would actually make a great robot controller.
by Paul about Touch pHAT via REVIEWS.io

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