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 ======MakeBlock (mBot)====== ======MakeBlock (mBot)======
-Makeblock is a highly customisable robotics platform, combining learning of the more conceptual side of app-based programming with hands-on use of ‘real’ electronics.+{{:digital_literacy:technology_resources:makeblock:makeblock.jpg?nolink |}}Makeblock is a highly customisable robotics platform, combining learning of the more conceptual side of app-based programming with hands-on use of ‘real’ electronics.
  
-=====Video Tutorials===== +Utilising manual dexterity in its ‘Meccano-like’ DIY construction, the Makeblock range includes 500 individual highly modular metal parts. Used in conjunction with the unique Makeblock range of coloured coded electronics modules, these are screwed together to form creations from the base model kit robots ‘mBot’ and ‘Ranger’, right up to electronic guitars, drones, 3D printers, drawing machines and many forms of interactive robot. 
-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWfQWTxfaxo|The light sensor]]\\ + 
-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMgXEOiqUWo|Object avoidance]]\\ +The various electronic modules, including LED displays, blu-tooth modules, temperature and sound and motion sensors, are easily wired to a circuit board, resulting in a fully codeable robot, controlled straight from your tablet or phone. 
-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6U9wQI8bC0|Line following]]\\ + 
-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7skJv2B9co|Makeblock app]]\\+| **Recommended Ages** | Enter the school age and child age (eg Prep to Year 2 (ages 5 to 7) | 
 +| **Product Cost** | mBot - $120-$150\\ mBot Ranger $250-$270 | 
 +| **Where to Purchase** | Available from electronic stores such as [[https://www.pakronics.com.au/|Pakronics]] or [[https://www.littlebird.com.au/|LittleBird Electronics]] | 
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 +<WRAP clear></WRAP> 
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 +====Product Requirements==== 
 +  * A tablet or smartphone is required 
 + 
 +{{section>digital_literacy:clippings#loanable_kits}} 
 + 
 +===Kit Contents=== 
 +  * 1 mBot 
 +  * 1 mBot Ranger 
 + 
 +=====Resources===== 
 +====Video Tutorials==== 
 +  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWfQWTxfaxo|The light sensor]] 
 +  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMgXEOiqUWo|Object avoidance]] 
 +  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6U9wQI8bC0|Line following]] 
 +  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7skJv2B9co|Makeblock app]] 
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 + 
 +~~NOTOC~~

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