About this Item

GO-ANYWHERE, DO-ANYTHING PROGRAMMABLE ROBOT: Meet the Sphero RVR, our most versatile coding robot yet, packed with a diverse suite of sensors and built for customization. Drive RVR precisely and accurately right out of the box – no assembly or complicated setup required.

PROGRAM IT: Use the Sphero Edu app to code RVR with Draw & Drive, Scratch blocks, or JavaScript. RVR is highly hackable with SDK and API libraries for more advanced hackers and makers, making it the ultimate programming robot for coders of all levels.

BUILD ON IT: RVR’s customizable expansion plate is designed to work with most third-party hardware including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, micro:bit, and Sphero’s own littleBits. A removable, rechargeable, high-capacity battery delivers enough juice to power RVR and anything you add to it.

INSPIRING THE CREATORS OF TOMORROW: Founded in 2010, we set out to redefine creative play experiences with the original Sphero app-enabled robot ball. Now, with our undeniably cool fleet of programmable robots and educational tools, we inspire a new generation through hands-on applied learning of coding, science, music and the arts.

Product Description

RVR is Sphero’s revolutionary take on the programmable robot. It’s drivable right out of the box, packed with a diverse suite of sensors, and built for customization. RVR is a mobile platform for hackers, makers, educators, and learners. Download the Sphero Edu app to drive or program this educational robot anywhere. RVR is equipped with all-terrain treads, a powerful motor, and plenty of torque so you can go faster and farther. Obstacles or uneven surfaces won’t affect RVR’s ability to drive straight. Thanks to a sophisticated, vector-based control system, RVR goes where you want it to go. Driving RVR is just the beginning. RVR’s extremely hackable platform, featuring a 4-pin UART and an onboard power source, allows you to connect and run third-party hardware like a Raspberry Pi, BBC micro:bit, Arduino or Sphero’s own littleBits. Build whatever you want and then take it wherever you want.

From the manufacturer

The Go-Anywhere-Do-Anything Programmable Robot

RVR is Sphero’s revolutionary take on the programmable robot. It’s drivable right out of the box, packed with a diverse suite of sensors and built for customization. RVR is a mobile platform for hackers, makers, educators, and learners.

Download the Sphero Edu app to drive RVR anywhere or program it to do anything – the only limit is your imagination. RVR is equipped with all-terrain treads, a powerful motor, and plenty of torque to go faster and farther. Obstacles or uneven surfaces won’t affect RVR’s ability to drive straight. Thanks to a sophisticated, vector-based control system, RVR goes where you want it to go.

Driving RVR is just the beginning. RVR’s extremely hackable platform, featuring an expansion port and on-board power source, allows you to connect and run almost any third-party hardware, including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, micro:bit, and Sphero’s own littleBits. Build whatever you want and then take it wherever you want.

                                       

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Tech Specs

• Removable cover plate & developer plate with quick-release button
• Removable, protective roll cage
• Removable, rechargeable battery
• 4-pin UART expansion port to connect to any 3rd-party hardware
• 5V 2.1A USB-A on-board connectivity to power projects using RVR’s battery
• Compatible with Sphero Edu app on iOS, Android, Kindle, Mac, Windows & Chrome