Botball encourages learners to build and develop their knowledge of STEM fields like technology, engineering, and math by creating robots to solve specific problems without continuous human guidance. NASA and Robot Magazine praise Botball for allowing middle school students to work on projects that PhDs previously handled and for its easy to use yet powerful robot controller. Botball uses the KIPR Link controller and various hardware components like sensors, motors, and chassis parts along with software like the KISS IDE and simulator.

2. Why Botball?

3. NASA
• “These are the sort of things
that 10, 12, 15 years ago
computer science PhDs were
working on, and now you’ve got
12, 14, 15 year old students
doing it.”
- David Lavery, Solar System Explorations, NASA

4. Robot Magazine
• ” What is perhaps the most
surprising about the CBCv2 is
that, despite its
impressive features, it is one of
the easiest controllers
and program I have used.”
- Robot Magazine

5. Why Botball?
• Encourages learners to build and develop their
knowledge of technology, engineering and
maths through creating a robot to solve a
specific problem.
• Meets all STEM standards

6. Autonomous Robots!
• No remote controls are needed. Autonomous
robots are robots that can perform desired
tasks in unstructured environments without
continuous human guidance.

7. KIPR Link Robot Controller
• Botball uses the KIPR Link, a powerful robot
controller developed by the KISS Institute for
Practical Robotics. KIPR Link is an easy to use
and powerful linux-based robot controller.

8. KIPR
• Following slides illustrate the hardware and
software used by all teams.

9. CBC v2

10. CBC v2

11. CBC power adapter

13. irobot create

14. Create Cable

15. Servos

16. Micro Servo

17. Standard Servo

18. Sensors

19. Analog Sensors

20. Digital sensors

21. Light sensor

22. Range Finder Sensor

23. encoder sensor

24. Large IR top hat sensor

25. large touch sensor

26. Long lever sensor

27. Small IR Top Hat Sensor

28. Small Touch Sensor

29. Metal Parts

30. Angle Bracket

31. Create Bracket

32. chassis

33. L Bracket

34. Motor bracket

35. 1 x 10 Strapping Piece

36. 1 x 19 Strapping Piece

37. 3 x 8 Channel

38. 3 x 12 Channel

39. 3 x 16 Channel

40. 4 x 12 Plate

41. D Bracket

42. Plus Bracket

43. Software

44. KISS IDE

45. KIPR 2D Simulator