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WiFi Display Bot

WiFi Display Bot

The WiFi Bot plus an OLED that shows its status as it connects to WiFi and serves a web-page driver control.

Source book: STEM Robots
Kit page: https://dmccreary.github.io/stem-robots/kits/wifi-display-bot/
Printable one-pager: wifi-display-bot-one-pager.html

Features

  • Lab: Display Status

Benefits

  • Free, open lessons: the STEM Robots textbook has the kit page, wiring, and MicroPython code.
  • Wireless-ready: the Pico W option adds Wi-Fi for time sync and web projects.
  • Budget: TBD (adds an OLED, about \(4–\)13, to the Wireless STEM Robot; the Cytron Robo Pico board was not found on eBay).

Parts

  • Raspberry Pi Pico W ($5) — Microcontroller with Wireless (on Cytron Robo Pico)
  • 830-Point Breadboard ($1.10) — Breadboard
  • Micro-USB Data Cable ($2.50) — Power and programming cable