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Copyright © Parallax Inc. Parallax Small Robot Comparison Chart v2.0 3/27/2018 Page 1 of 2
PARALLAX SMALL ROBOTS – COMPARISON CHART FOR COMPLETE KITS
ROBOT →
FEATURES
↓
Boe-Bot Robot Kit
28832
Robot Shield With Arduino
32335
ActivityBot 360° Robot Kit
32600 , 12-pack Plus 32612
Programming & Tutorials
Microcontroller
BASIC Stamp 2 module
included
Arduino Uno module
included
Propeller P8X32A included on
the Activity Board WX
Programming language PBASIC (text) Arduino (text) BlocklyProp (visual) and C (text)
Processing
Single-core sequential
processing
Single-core with interrupts for
multitasking
Multi-core with 8 processors
for multiprocessing
Tutorial format
(grades 8-14)
Printed book
(& free PDF)
Web & printed book Web tutorials
Free software BASIC Stamp Editor Arduino IDE BlocklyProp, SimpleIDE
Development Board and Features
Development board
Board of Education with
BS2 Module 28803
Board of Education Shield
35000 (specs w/ Arduino Uno)
Propeller Activity Board WX
32912
Solderless breadboard Yes Yes Yes
Free digital I/O pins 16 14 18
3-pin servo headers 4 4 6
microSD card & socket No No Yes
WiFi/XBee RF socket No No Yes
Audio output jack No No Yes
A/D inputs None 6 10-bit 4 12-bit
USB powered No Yes Yes
DIY Sensor System Components Included
Touch-whisker 2 2 2
Light sensor 2 2 2
IR object detector 2 2 2
PING))) Ultrasonic Distance
Sensor
0 0 1
Drive & Power Systems
Servo motors
Continuous Rotation (900-
00008), 6 VDC, 50 RPM
Continuous Rotation (900-
00008), 6 VDC, 50 RPM
Feedback360° High-speed (900-
00360), 5-8 VDC, 120 RPM
Wheel encoders No No Built into servos
Battery pack* 4 AA 1.5 V (6 V total) 5 AA 1.5 V (7.5 V total) 5 AA 1.5 V (7.5 V total)
Open-source hardware and software . *Batteries not included.
BASIC Stamp and Boe-Bot are registered trademarks of Parallax Inc. Arduino is a registered trademark of Arduino, LLC. XBee is a registered trademark of Digi International.
V1.1 replaces Robotics Shield Kit without Arduino or cable (130-35000) with Robot Shield With Arduino (32335).
V2.0 replaces ActivityBot (#32500) with ActivityBot 360° (#32600).