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After using our Bee-Bot with Foundation Stage and KS1 children, you asked us to develop a floor robot which could be used for teaching more advanced control techniques.
We have listened to and incorporated all of your ideas to make Pro-Bot, an advanced floor robot.
Bright attractive car design, with child appeal
Robust and durable to withstand everyday use
Can operate independently or alongside your PC with our software
Can be used simply by programming arrows or accepts more complex commands
Routes taken can be drawn using our simple pen mechanism and a standard felt tip pen
Fully functional headlights using light sensors
Voice activated functions
Bumper sensor
4 locators points on the body allows the use of K'NEX
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Curriculum application
Subjects:
English Curriculum: Key Stages 1, 2
Scottish Curriculum: P1-3, P4-P7
Pricing
More information
Technical Specification PDF
User Guide Version 2 PDF
Built-in Sensors
- 4 sensors already built-in
- Program the Pro-Bot to behave as you want whenever sensors are activated
- Front touch sensor
- Rear touch sensor
- Light sensor
- Sound sensor
Simple To Use
- Easy arrow keys work just as on the multi-award winning Bee-Bot
- LCD panel to display and edit your programs
- Simple connection to PC to upload and download programs
- Patented pen mechanism to enable drawing the trail on the floor
- Easy to understand sounds show acceptance of commands and when running your programs
- Runs for several hours on 3 AA batteries
- Remembers its program even when switched off
LCD Display Panel
- Displays 16 lines of 8 characters
- Shows your program as you type it
- Edit your program on the Pro-Bot itself, no need to keep using a PC or starting all over each time
- Highlights every step as it runs so you can see what each command does
- Complete menu system to enable configuration and program changes
Logo Language
- Simple to understand basic Logo commands. Just use arrows to move one Pro-Bot length or turn 90 degrees, no need for numbers
- Program as many steps as you need (over 100 allowed)
- Most commands can take a numeric parameter up to 999 if you want. So move forward up to 999 cms in one command, or rotate up to 999 degrees in one command.
- Use up to 40 procedures - including pre-programmed sequences
- Call the procedures from anywhere in the program, even from other procedures
- Repeat loops allow you to repeat any sequence of commands or procedures up to 999 times
PC Interface
- Connect to any PC via the USB cable provided with the PC software
- Develop your program on the PC then download to the Pro-Bot
- Or even develop/modify on the Pro-Bot then upload to the PC to show the rest of the class
- Individual pupils or groups can develop different procedures that can be combined either on a PC or on the Pro-Bot to run together. One group could develop the petals, another the leaves and another the stalk. Combine them to make a compete flower
Downloads
Remember to set speed to FAST and remove Pauses at End of each command (in the Context/Edit menu). Otherwise the more complex programs will run very slowly.
New - Probotix Pro-Bot Software
Our customers say...
"Our older children get really excited at the prospect of using the bumper sensors on Pro-Bot - we are planning to make obstacles and set challenges for each other to plan routes to avoid them!"
Paul Brenham
Becket Primary School
"Pro-Bot is really brought to life when used with the Probotix software which is great for setting and using the levels according to different pupils."
Matt Pendleton
Orchard Primary School, Notinghamshire
"TTS has consistently consulted with teaching professionals throughout the development of Pro-Bot to ensure they produce something schools really need. Pro-Bot is more than just a floor robot and offers the opportunity to extend work using sensors. We have found this to be the natural next step on from the Bee-Bot making this ideal for progressive work."
Andrew Dickenson
"The large LCD panel which displays the commands is an excellent tool and makes it a lot more child friendly than other programmable robots. Pupils can also easily edit the commands they input into the robot, rather than having to start a new programme every time.
The Pro-Bot is more accurate with its turning due to the programmable degree setting. Once again this allows for more effective use when using the dry wipe pen function.
The procedures that are already installed in the programme are a great help for pupils who are finding it difficult to write their own programmes or the teacher does that have much time in the session.
The ability to further the use of the Pro-Bot using a PC is a great function, this could be used for higher achievers.
The handy manual is very simple and straight forward.
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Anthony Evans
Primary ICT Advisear, Redbridge