Amazing Robotics introduces our Basic CubeBot^TM  kit - the first member of our T-Slot Bot^TM family of reconfigurable robotics kits. The CubeBot kit is a differential drive platform with two drive wheels and motors, and a 3rd smaller caster wheel. It is built around the same aluminum extrusions and plastic connectors as the popular - but discontinued- Evolution Robotics' ER1 platform.

It comes with 2 complete Molon Gear Motor Drive Units, Aluminum T-Slot Extrusions, Nylon Connectors with set screws and other supporting hardware to build a 14 inch cube frame.The cube shape gives you a stable frame to build your project on.

The included Alucobond aluminum sandwiched panel can support heavy batteries and other items on the floor of your robot. More electronics, motherboards, servo controllers, etc., can go on the internally mounted HDPE plastic deck. The photo on the right shows a Cube Bot with a deck mounted in the middle of the body.  To reposition the deck, just loosen 4 socket screws, move the deck to the desired location, and tighten the screws. Or put it on the top of the frame and use it to deliver drinks and chips ! Buy extra panels & panel mounting blocks to completely enclose the cube bot.

The Gear Motor Drive Units and 6.5 inch diameter polyurethane wheels gives your cube shaped robot serious power and enough wheel clearance to overcome common household obstacles that give smaller robots trouble - like uneven floor changes between adjoining rooms. We will soon have a video showing this feature in action.

Affordable:
The CubeBot kit, along with a Sabertooth 2x10 motor controller, RS-232 to TTL converter, and batteries and switches can all be had for about  $370 total investment. Add more parts and accessories as needed to expand your design.

Reconfigurable:
The CubeBot design gives you a solid platform to start experimenting with. The T-Slot extrusions and our custom designed accessories let you re-use the structural components to create any type of platform you need - except a tiny one. Many designs can be prototyped without any cutting, drilling, or any other type of parts modifications required.  This even allows you to reposition the motors if needed! The photo shows them mounted above the T-Slot extrusions, but you can mount them below the extrusion or even on the vertical extrusions if you like! All without moving the drive wheel at all.

Adaptable:
Check back here soon for a tutorial on giving a Parallax BoeBot a "body upgrade" using our CubeBot and Dimension Engineering's Sabertooth 2x10 motor controller. Your software and even sensors can remain intact - just strap the BoeBot to the CubeBot and replace the servo connectors with ones leading to the Sabertooth. Add batteries and a power switch and you are ready to roll ! We also carry servo pigtails that make this process practically "plug and play".

Scalable:
Add a single T-Slot extrusion for a camera mast, and an affordable laptop, and suddenly you can begin experimenting with computer vision and "real" robotics. Add more extrusions & connectors or various types to build more complex shapes.