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Try this project using RoboteQ Motor Controllers This project uses a just two motor controllers to control all four motors, creating an omnidirectional robot with some superb real life applications like the tug shown in the video, allowing safe moving of a helicopter into a hangar. Both the build project and the real application, use the same high quality, low...

One small step for teachers, one giant leap for STEM education. Sometimes it can be difficult for teachers to demonstrate real life application in their lessons, well this series of lessons can help. Your class can run a Mars Rover mission using your LEGO® Education Ev3 MINDSTORMS® sets and the Pi3block. Lesson 1 The Pupils will design and build a...

We had a great time this weekend at Digimakers, held at We The Curious, in Bristol. Active Robots ran workshops throughout the day, helping children build a LEGO Robot Hand. Continue reading →

The Runt Rover Range from Servo City are the perfect kits for STEM education, outreach clubs, and hands-on robotics demonstrations. In this blog we will give an example of a cheap way these kits could be used in schools and clubs. Continue reading →

LEGO® Education has recently announced that you can now use your EV3 Brick to unleash the power of MicroPython. Continue reading →

Swansea University students studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering have been teamed up to build Micromice for their Group Design projects. Active Robots was invited to the event, hosted at the historic Gregynog Hall. It was great seeing how our parts, which we annually supply to Swansea University, are implemented within the project. Continue reading →

Technology has become more and more ubiquitous in recent years, causing coding to turn into a requirement for basic literacy. Knowing how to use a smartphone or tablet is not enough anymore. Continue reading →

When BB-8 first rolled onto the Star Wars scene in 2015, fans could not believe the droid was not CGI. This has since lead to one, inevitable outcome; someone was going to try and make one. Continue reading →

Active Robots is changing and growing, and so is our education range! Supplying education, maker, and professional engineering industries with our varied ranges means we are aiding STEM careers from the root up. Continue reading →