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Robotic HomeLab kit value for money

Robotic HomeLab Basic kit
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 kit (hardware)
Example exercises with C-source code (examples)
Development software (IDE) for MS Windows and Linux (free software)
Software library (open source)
Comprehensive teaching and learning material (Estonian, English and German language)
Microcontroller (AVR) theory
Hardware documentation
Software library
Examples
Exercises
Questions
Example projects
Teaching methodology description
Local support
Access to teachers (restricted) area
Solutions for exercises
Answers for questions
Robotic projects
Tips & tricks
Access to DistanceLab (3 month per kit)
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