Insectbot Kit (Discontinued)

Note: Insectbot Kit is discontinued now.

The Insect Bot mini is an easy-to-assemble robot for young engineers from 6 to 100. With assembling this robot you will learn the basic robotics in terms of how all the components work together. There is a microcontroller which is working as the robot brain and two servo motors for the movement. The IR sensor on its head will act as an eye to detect obstacles in front. The programming can be done by simply connecting the Beetle controller with the USB port on your computer. It is the best way to start building robots on Arduino.

Assembling parts

The brain of Insectbot is "world’s smallest Leonardo", a.k.a. Beetle. It is ideal for DIY projects, wearable projects and etc. Its body is made up of two 9-gram servos powered by a rechargable 3.7V LiPo battery. Its eyes are an infrared sensor to detect obstacles. 

Beetle and Beetle Shield 

Programming for Insectbot

We provide 3 programming languages for you such as Ardublock, Mind+ and Arduino IDE. For beginners, you can program it simply by dragging and dropping pre-designed blocks visa visual programming softwares Ardublock and Mind+. For advanced DIYers, you also modify Arduino IDE for your liking.

Programming Insectbot with Ardublock

Programming Insectbot with Arduino IDE 

How to Assemble the DFRobot Insectbot ?

Insectbot robot Kit review from customers

Tools Needed:

• Soldering iron
• Scissors
• Screwdriver
• Pliers

• Xinchejian Workshop
• Letsmakerobots

• Wiki (Insect bot mini)
• Assembly Guide On Instructables
• Ardublock Code
• Arduino IDE Code

• 1x    Beetle (Arduino compatible)
• 1x    Beetle Shield
• 2x    9g Micro Servo
• 1x    Sharp IR Sensor
• 1x    LiPo Battery 3.7V/ 180mAh + Charger
• 2x    Steel Wire 200mm x 1 mm(7.87"x0.039")
• 1x    ABS Sheet (50x50mm)(1.97"x1.97")
• 1x    Double Sided Foam Tape(L/W/H:40x30x3mm)(L/W/H:1.57x1.18x0.12")
• 5x    Cable Tie 1.8x100mm90.07x3.93')
• 1x    Cable Tie 4x200mm(0.16x7.87')