RVR
RVR is an all-terrain, high torque robot – it’s drivable and programmable right out of the box, and has a diverse suite of sensors and built upon the Sphero Edu app. The rover is customizable. It has a universal expansion port and onboard power, enabling to attach and run third-party hardware like a Raspberry Pi, BBC micro:bit, or Arduino. RVR's control system is a professional-level control system, enabling advanced programming and problem solving in robotics.
Sphero
Specifications
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | |
| RGB sensor w/ normalizing LED and focus lens | ||
| 9-axis IMU - accelerometer, gyro, magnetometer | ||
| 10 | individually addressable RGB LEDs | |
| IR sensors | ||
| High-resolution 20-pole magnetic encoders | ||
| Charging | USB-C | |
| Power | 5 | V 2.1A USB-A onboard power + data |
| Communication | 4-Pin UART port | |
| RX, TX, GND, 5V, with 3.3V signals |
Overview
The rover is customizable. It has a universal expansion port and onboard power, enabling to attach and run third-party hardware like a Raspberry Pi, BBC micro:bit, or Arduino.
RVR's control system is a professional-level control system, enabling advanced programming and problem solving in robotics.
The RVR has a highly tuned, vector-based, closed-loop control system. RVR uses high-resolution encoders and an onboard 9-axis IMU with proprietary algorithms to drive, correct, and navigate based on heading and relative position.
Most programmable vehicles and build-a-bot platforms have no control system, meaning the wheels rotate based on how much raw power you send the motors, so driving to a predetermined, specific location is out of the question. RVR’s control system is engineered so that obstacles, disruptions, and uneven surfaces won’t affect your driving experience.
The RVR comes with the Sphero Edu app. The block canvas is based on Scratch. For more advanced users, the JavaScript that powers the blocks can be coded directly. Sphero provides SDKs, code samples and other resources for popular platforms like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and BBC micro:bit, and more options in the future.
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