The RoadRunner comes packed with features offered at low cost. The robot has
been meticulously engineered to be an ideal platform for both education and
research. The RoadRunner comes with a state-of-the-art controller board packed
with features including, but not limited to, the capability of wireless communication.
This board, along with the RoadRunners solid mechanical design, makes
it an ideal choice for a variety of science, programming, and engineering
applications.
The purpose of this kit is to promote a learning environment conducive to
understanding the basic concepts of robotics. These fundamentals include how
robots are used, what they are used for, and how they can be beneficial in
everyday life. In this particular case, the RoadRunner is intended to teach
students the basics of micro-controllers, object-oriented programming, and
the benefits of using external devices such as infrared sensors and wireless
communication modules to allow the robot to perform complicated, but useful
tasks. Wireless communication is especially helpful due to the fact that this
capability allows individual robots to not only communicate with one another,
but be remotely controlled by a base station as well. The RoadRunner is intended
to act autonomously within an alien environment. However, when used in conjunction
with other robots of its own kind, the RoadRunner is also able to collaborate
movement, share data and, possibly, even program one another.
