WAS $650 NOW BELOW COST. COMPLETE KIT - INCLUDES... CHARGER + RECHARGEABLE BATTERY**
fischertechnik educational construction kit 524328 is made in Germany. For a promotional video - click here.
The kit constructs 14 models (7 mobile robots), controlled by the TXT Controller (522429 - included) with USB camera* (152522 - included). The ROBOPro software (93296 - included) programs the models in a flow-chart style language from any PC running Windows. Programs operate "on-line", through the PC, or "off-line", independent of the PC. A USB cable is included or operate the TXT controller wirelessly by using Bluetooth or WiFi . One printed assembly manual is included. The activity manual (provided in 9 languages) is provided in PDF format in full colour and provides links direct to example ROBOPro programs for each model. The fischertechnik 8.4V 1500mAh battery (35537) and 9V 700mA Australian Charger are required (included FREE with this kit). NOTE: charger only provided for Australian and New Zealand orders**
Setup and testing the TXT Controller is easy - click here
This kit is designed as a "starting point" for those interested in entering the RoboCup Junior competition (dance robots, search robots and soccer robots). The RoboPro soccer program, provided with this kit, is the most sophisticated ever produced by fischertechik. Of course, I have seen more complex RoboPro programs produced by enthusiasts... such as one to solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle!
*The USB camera, focusable and with microphone has 1 megapixel resolution and is designed to plug directly into the TXT interface OR it can be used as a webcam connected directly to your PC, MAC OSX, Linux or Android device#. The ROBOPro software allows you to detect movement, colour, lines and balls! AND it can be used to "see" what your model is doing, wirelessly transmitting images by WiFi to your PC or other "smart" device! For video - click here
Other Videos... click here & here & here & here
Purchasing this kit allows access to the eLearning website with documentation, pictures and videos.
All fischertechnik products have a 2 year international warranty and any parts missing or faulty are normally replaced free-of-charge (electrical parts may need to be returned) by fischertechnik. Spare parts are also available. To see a virtual tour of the fischertechnik factory... click here.
We also provide a CDROM (or optional download on request) with the documentation in PDF format, software examples and tutorials and other information on fischertechnik products. Once you have installed the RoboPro software you can download the latest version from the HELP menu. A new version of RoboPro now available with PC webcam control of your model - detects movement, colour, lines and balls! The TXT interface allows connection of the camera direct to the USB Host port on the interface! The microphone on the camera can now be used to detect sound... clap you hands, a light goes on. Clap again, the light goes off etc. Make your robot come alive when it hears a noise OR get them to dance to the beat of the music. Also available now is Home Automation support including watching video and controlling the TXT from anywhere in the world... on the web!
All goods sold in Australia include GST, a tax invoice is provided.
* Other kits are available allowing you to learn about Mobile Explorer Robots, Industrial Robot Arms and Pneumatically Operated Machines. Please download the catalogue for more information.
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#The fischertechnik camera (part no. 152522) requires a suitable driver or app to work when plugged into other devices, this should be no problem since the camera uses the Sonix SN9C259 chip which is used in many webcams (e.g. ODROID USB-CAM 720P). These webcams should also work with the TXT controller!
**Charger only available for use in Australia and New Zealand, not provided with orders to other countries. We suggest using a universal charger such as the Ansmann ACS110, ACS310 or ACS410 NiMH battery pack charger. Or, use a 12V input charger (ensure that it is delta-V type for 7 cells - 8.4V - and suitable for 1500-2000mAh) and suitable 12V mains adapter such as the enecharger NC500U.
Some "on-the-web" comments...
1. Unsurpassed - fischertechnik in the hands of a curious young mind is basically an empirical self paced course in mechanics that will provide a solid foundation for an intuitive understanding of mechanics, and to some extent even physics, and certainly component and assembly based system thinking. To this day I still remember fondly the countless (happy, fun fun fun) hours I spent making things with my sets (which my dear uncle brought over from Germany). I love LEGOs as much as the next kid )) but this is an entirely different league: an amazing toy series that is (yes) a bit demanding, but incredibly rewarding. The quality is (per memory) excellent, and should last for years. Ausgezeichnet! = Excellent!
2. You can create your own models - This is a second set from Fischertechnik that I bought for my son; the first was Eco Tech set. He spends hours with both sets, implementing his own ideas, asking lots of questions about energy, mechanics, and etc. He improved some of the models from the Eco Tech using his knowledge of mechanics and energy and he learned a lot redesigning the models. I highly recommend both sets for the kids who had grown out of lego and enjoy building working models on their own.
3. Fantastic for budding engineers - We bought this product for our son last year for Christmas. I think it is the best building toy we have ever purchased for him. The instructions for each project are detailed and go beyond saying, "Do this and then that." The manual explains the 'why' behind each step and also asks the child questions to get them to think further about each step. I wish it was easier to buy more fischertechnik products in the US. I'd buy the whole line for my boys!
4. I've grown up with fischertechnik (I'm now almost 52 ;-p) and fischertechnik still beats every cheap scrap from China. It's expensive, but keeps for life. (I still have my old fischertechnic boxes and they are already 40 years old !!)
5. This is my third box of fischertechnik I've bought and I am happy with the product, not with the price that is very high. With the two previous boxes (508776 and 500882) I had no problems, but with this new purchase (536622) when I checked the parts content, I found that one piece was missing. Yeah, ONE. I wrote to fischertechnik and they sent it to me in a week. I mean, the "after-sales" worked well.