Stingray Robot Kit Changes (#28980)

Chris Savage · 2011-10-05 16:19

Hello everyone! Since the release of the Stingray Robot (#28980) we've had a lot of customer feedback on what you'd like to see, things you liked and some you didn't like. Over time we've collected and discussed your feedback and after much deliberation we have decided to re-release the kit in a scaled down version. The following criteria were the main factors in changes to the kit based on customer feedback:

Make the kit ess expensive
More options for control board
More options for power

Give that the majority of customers wanted these options it made sense to simplify the kit to give the customer more options for control, power and sensors. The Stingray Robot Kit is now called the Stingray Chassis Kit and the following changes were made from the original kit:

MSR1 and breadboard removed
Battery holder and retainers removed
USB Cable removed (no longer used)

What these changes mean for our customers is you have more choices and the base price of the kit is 50% of what the original kit cost. You now have more choices in what control board you use and how you power your Stingray. With all the slots and holes in the chassis a wide range of boards, sensors and accessories should work with your Stingray Chassis Kit without any modifications. We offer the following products to support the Stingary Chassis Kit and I will also list some ideas for additional options.

For a control board the following boards from Parallax will work on the Stingray Chassis Kit (some additional hardware may be required in some cases):

This is not a complete list...any board you can mount to the chassis can be a control board, however these are the easiest boards to implement and the mounting holes do line up.

For motor control we offer the HB-25 Motor Controller (#29144) which allows control of DC motors up to 25 amps with the simplicity of controlling a servo.

For battery/power options we offer the Li-ion Power Pack/Charger (#28986) which is perfect for powering the Stingray motors and interfaces easily with any of our development or protoboards including those listed above. It is also supports two rechargeable cells (#28987) which means you don't have to change the batteries and can mount this board inside the chassis.

We offer many sensors to meet your robot needs, and most are compatible with the Stingay Chassis Kit. A list of some of our sensors recommended for the Stingray is:

Again this is not a complete list. You are limited only by your imagination! If you have any sales or technical/compatibility questions our Sales and Tech Support teams are available to help you.

Over time we will add application notes, examples and videos to the Stingray Chassis Kit product page to give you ideas for your projects.