Let’s play with Alvik, a full-featured robot from Arduino that packs a lot of power into a tiny package.
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!
"Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window." — Steve Wozniak
First computer 1959. Retired from my own computer company 2004.
Hardware - Expert in 1401, and 360, fairly knowledge in PC plus numerous MPU's and MCU's
Major Languages - Machine language, 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PL/I and PL1, Pascal, Basic, C plus numerous job control and scripting languages.
My personal scorecard is now 1 PC hardware fix (circa 1982), 1 open source fix (at age 82), and 2 zero day bugs in a major OS.
Looks cool. How much does it cost?