Description

The PivotPi Base Kit is perfect for getting started with animated robot projects! Code anything in your world to move with 4 small servo motors and 2 large, powerful ones. This is a kit that includes the PivotPi board, battery pack, 2 large servo motors and 4 small servo motors. Now you can program your robotics, automation, and art projects to move!

What’s included?

• PivotPi Board
• Battery pack and cable
• 2 large servo motors
• 4 small servo motors
• plastic servo hardware accessories to attach your project to and make it move

What’s not included?

Suggested components required to make it a robot (NOT INCLUDED):

• Raspberry Pi (PivotPi is compatible with all version of the Raspberry Pi): This board is the main brains of the robot that will connect to the PivotPi board.
• mini Wi-Fi Dongle: Can be plugged in to the Raspberry Pi so you can unplug the ethernet cord and make it function as a remote control, mobile car.
• microSD Card: Required “hard drive” for the Raspberry Pi (comes with Dexter Industry’s custom software “Raspbian for Robots” or if you are a beginner, check out or CINCH SD card.).
• Ethernet Cable: Required for plugging in to your computer to program the PivotPi (unless you use CINCH).
• Power Supply: Wall plug to power your Raspberry Pi while you are programming it, rather than using the batteries.
• Batteries: PivotPi requires 4 AA batteries, which are not included.

Check out the Starter Kit if you want the Raspberry Pi and everything you need to get started.

What kind of stuff can I make with it?

Check out some of our projects like the waving edible gingerbread man, flag waving series, elf on a shelf, and animatronic snowman!

What else do I need to know?

• Servos connect to the PivotPi.
• The PivotPi works with all versions of the Raspberry Pi
• Software examples and API are provided by Dexter Industries (open-source repository on Github)
• Each PivotPi board can control up to 8 servos.
• PivotPi boards can be daisy-chained together and connected to our other robots including the GoPiGo & GrovePi (through the Grove ports).
• You can program the PivotPi in Python, Scratch, and other languages.