DiddyBorg v2 Robot Kit - Purple

Our most popular Raspberry Pi robot kit DiddyBorg is back with faster motors and a newly designed chassis!

The idea remains the same, a 6 wheeled high-torque robotics platform, but give everyone the ability to add lots of extra functionality and get your robot to perform a wide range of tasks. Want to detect objects in your DiddyBorg's path? Add the ultrasonic mounts at the front and back. Need to use a servo to move a robotic arm? Mount them on the multifunction top and go!

You could even add the Raspberry Pi touch screen and turn your robot into a touchscreen controlled turtle.

A Raspberry Pi B+/2/3/3B+ and SD card are required to complete your DiddyBorg v2, they are not included. DiddyBorg v2 optionally supports the Pi Camera, also not included.

Specifications

Basic DiddyBorg v2 comes with:

• Chassis: Laser cut 3mm Cast Acryllic Perspex^TM in Purple now designed and cut at PiBorg.
• Six 1:83 (100rpm) metal gear 12V 400mA PiBorg motors.
• Our ThunderBorg 5A dual output motor controller including LED indicator, power regulator and PWM control.
• On/Off switch.
• Full build instructions.
• Code library and example scripts.

There are two additional styles of top available for the DiddyBorg v2:

• The Multifunction Top with mounting holes for servos and adaptable mounting points for an additional Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi Zero or Zero W or the Arduino Uno.
• The Touch Top which takes the Raspberry Pi 7" touch screen. These can be used in addition to the basic kit in a number of combinations!

We also have a sensor mounting kit which includes mounts for 4x ultrasonics and a second pi camera.

Click here, or on the "Related Articles" tab for getting started guides, build instructions, code examples and more.

* Raspberry Pi 4 - Model B compatibility:
We have tested DiddyBorg v2 with the Pi 4 and it works fine, however the 5V supply does not fully meet the Pi 4's 2.5A specification.