TEEN TIER8 kits

ROBOT KITS FOR AGES 14–17

Guided builds with real motors, sensors, and code. Perfect for school projects and competitions.

12 kits designed for teens ready to level up from toys to real robotics. Each kit teaches a core concept — line following, sumo combat, light sensing, drawing — with guided instructions from ATLAS.

Kits Available
8
Price Range
$2 – $80
Build Time
2 – 8 hours
Difficulty
Guided

PERFECT FOR

  • >High school STEM classes
  • >Robotics club projects
  • >Science fair entries
  • >After-school programs

WHAT YOU NEED

AudienceAges 14–17, STEM students, robotics clubs
ToolsScrewdriver, USB cable, Arduino IDE or Scratch
DifficultyGuided — some basic skills
Build Time2 – 8 hours

TEEN KITS

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Scout

wheeled

Your first robot. A 2-wheel drive obstacle-avoiding robot controlled via your phone.

$45–$75

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Spider4

quadruped

A 4-legged walking spider robot with 8 servos via PCA9685 PWM driver. ESP32 MCU with MPU6050 IMU for gesture control and self-leveling. Learn inverse kinematics while building a quadruped that crawls, dances, and responds to tilt gestures. WiFi/BLE wireless control.

$50–$100

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LineFollower

wheeled

A 2WD line-following robot with an IR sensor array. Learns PID control by tracing paths on the floor.

$35–$60

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SumoBot

wheeled

Mini sumo wrestling robot with 2WD and edge detection. Push opponents out of the ring to win.

$40–$70

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DrawBot

wheeled

Drawing robot with a marker holder. Program turtle-graphics style commands to create art on paper.

$35–$55

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LightChaser

wheeled

Phototropic robot that follows light sources. Learn analog circuits and sensor-motor coupling.

$25–$45

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NanoQuad

quadruped

Compact 8-DOF walking quadruped for STEM education. ESP32 MCU + PCA9685 servo driver + ICM20948 IMU. Based on Petoi OpenCat/Bittle architecture with WAVEGO-class I2C sensor bus. Pre-programmed gaits (walk, trot, sit, wave) plus Scratch block programming for beginners. SSD1306 OLED shows battery, WiFi, and IMU status. Learn inverse kinematics, gait generation, and self-balancing.

$60–$120

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SerialBot

wheeled

Learn hardware-software communication through serial protocols. microcontroller with 4 UART lines controlling motor drivers, servo arrays, and sensor modules. Teaches UART, SPI, I2C, and PWM — the four communication protocols every robot uses. Build a sensor-rich mobile platform and control it from Python, JavaScript, or Scratch.

$30–$60

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8 kits ready to build. Pick one, simulate it, then bring it to life.

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