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Robotic HomeLab kit value for money
Robotic HomeLab kit is a part of Robotic Teaching & Learning Concept (RTLC) described in the Robotic & Mechatronic HomeLab Kit Community start page and scientific papers: Comprehensive Blended Learning Concept for teaching Micro Controller technology and Microcontroller based intelligent platform for research and education in mechatronics.
Robotic HomeLab kit price includes following items:
- Robotic HomeLab III generation (hardware)
- Example exercises with C-source code (examples)
- Development software (IDE) for MS Windows and Linux (free software) - Download software
- Software library (open source) - Download software
- Comprehensive teaching and learning material (Estonian, English and German language) - Microcontrollers and Robotics
- Microcontroller (AVR) theory
- Hardware documentation
- Software library
- Examples
- Exercises
- Questions
- Example projects
- Teaching methodology description Teaching the robotics
- Local support
- Access to teachers (restricted) area Supervisors
- Solutions for exercises
- Answers for questions
- Robotic projects
- Tips & tricks
- Access to (3 month per kit) DistanceLab
Robotic HomeLab kit selling prices (without VAT):
| Robotic HomeLab Basic kit | 400 EUR |
| Robotic HomeLab Add-On kit | 300 EUR |
| Robotic HomeLab Robot platform | 50 EUR |
Available on request
- Teacher training
- On-site training (teachers and students)
- Access to DistanceLab
Teaching and Learning material is also published on paper as a book in Estonian and English language.
DistanceLab & VirtualLab environment
As a part of the concept teachers and learners can access to VirtualLab and DistanceLab.
- Access on a licence-based payment
- Included - one account per HomeLab kit purchase
- Limited use time in hours
Main benefits over Lego & Arduino
- Whole package for education (investments of teacher own time vs school money)
- Local support & training
- Industry close environment (learners are better prepared for working situations)
- Cutting edge e-learning facilities
- Easier to migrate another controller (programming environment and language is industry standard)
Robotic kits
Logical sequence of learning robotics starting on early age would be Lego→Arduino→Robotic HomeLab (Arduino can be skipped)
Keywords
- Designed specially for the education
- Reduces significantly teachers workload and preparation work
- Provides full cutting-edge e-learning functionality
- Free software
- Close to industrial environment



