Arduino Alvik Robot – Makers Guide

Let’s play with Alvik, a full-featured robot from Arduino that packs a lot of power into a tiny package.

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The Arduino Alvik is a tiny robot with some impressive features. This dual-processor design is packed with advanced sensors and can be easily expanded for custom applications, making it ideal for both makers and educators.

Alvik can be programmed in MicroPython or C++, and Arduino has provided libraries for each language to facilitate development. The robot comes fully assembled with MicroPython and several demo programs already installed.

Today, we will examine the Alvik hardware, and after that, we’ll get into programming the little bot. You’ll see how easy it is to work with Alvik using the Arduino Labs for MicroPython editor and the Arduino IDE.

We’ll also see how to add servo motors and I2C devices to Alvik.

Here is the Table Of Contents for today’s video:

00:00 – Introduction
01:00 – The Arduino Alvik
03:26 – Look at Alvik
05:34 – Red Program (Touch Mode)
07:23 – Green Program (Hand Follower)
08:40 – Blue Program (Line Follower)
10:00 – MicroPython Programming
11:22 – Arduino Lab for MicroPython
18:13 – C++ Programming
21:34 – Alvik Drive example
24:00 – Adding a Servo Motor
26:58 – Alvik I2C
33:57 – Conclusion

If you are looking for a high-quality robotics platform for education or development, you should check out the Arduino Alvik. It may be the little guy you are looking for!

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