Itty Bitty Buggy Banner - Microduino

Build, play, code.

  • Easy to build and fun to play!
  • Building block compatible. The possibilities are endless.
  • Supports & teaches Scratch and Arduino (C++) programming.

$99.99

Projects

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Buggy

A mobile vehicle controllable over Bluetooth with the smartphone app.

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Dodo Bird

Re-animate the Dodo with this form of Itty Bitty Buggy and watch its hilarious wing flapping motions!

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Ladybug

This Itty Bitty Buggy form is capable of walking and resembles a lady bug.

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Alien

Itty Bitty Buggy takes on the appearance of a bipedal alien. 

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Sloth

Sloth is the climbing form of Itty Bitty Buggy. It is capable of traversing objects such as shower curtain rods or even a length of string rope.

Create more with the Creative Expansion Pack!

Create more projects such as the Push-Up Jim, Pull-Up Jim, and Cycling Jim.

Features

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Controlled over Bluetooth

Itty Bitty Buggy is controllable via Bluetooth using your Android or iOS device.

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Intelligent Line-Following

Your Buggy will follow a line map which you can draw. It will make its journey along the lines. Change the lines and your Buggy changes its direction, too!

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Voice Control​

Voice control allows you to talk to your Buggy and tell it what to do.

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Musical Color Recognition​

Your Buggy will recognize colors too! Every color represents a musical note, so you can also create a beautiful musical world.

Programming Support

Microduino uses Scratch 3.0
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Drag and drop coding with mDesigner

mCookie series stackable modules can be programmed using drag-and-drop coding with mDesigner. mDesigner is based on MIT’s Scratch 3. Users will be immediately familiar with the standard Scratch interface, but with added support to control and interact with our mCookie modules. This method is great for beginners learning to code.

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Text based coding with Arduino IDE​

mCookie series modules can be programmed in the traditional text based coding using the Arduino IDE with added Microduino support. 

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Python coding with mDesigner

mDesigner also provides the option of programming with Python.

Progressive Use

Stage 1: Build and Play

Start off by building the 5 projects and controlling them with the app (Android / iOS).

Stage 2: Drag and Drop Coding

Use the simple in-app drag and drop programming interface to control Buggy.

Stage 3: Advanced Drag and Drop Coding

Download mDesigner (based on Scratch 3) for Windows/Mac and explore more advanced blocks and features.

Stage 4: Advanced Text-based Coding

Download the Microduino IDE (based on Arduino IDE) for Windows/Mac and explore text-based coding.

What's Included