They were educators frustrated by the lack of flexible, easily
accessible tools for teaching robotics. So they created the
Multiplo Robot Building Kit, an open source robot building
system meant to help people “learn by doing.” And, based on the
success of their Kickstarter campaign, it looks as though the
hackers are ready. They reached their original goal of $15,000
in just two days and, by the campaign’s end, raised over
$132,000. The kit comes with everything you need to build your
own robot. They say it takes only about 45 minutes to assemble a
robot. No specialized knowledge or soldering required, as the
pieces – servos, plates, arms, sensors, control unit – are made
to fit easily together. The controller is called DuinoBot and is
compatible with the Arduino microcomputer that handles motor
outputs and connects to sensors. And people with the knowhow can
use Arduino IDE to give their robots more advanced functions.
The robots are controlled with a TV remote. It also comes with
simple graphics-based soft