Spark Bot · Build
Spark Bot · The robotics platform
One board. Endless robots.
Spark Bot isn't a single-use robot toy. It's a platform for students to design and build their own unique robot, then use it to solve real engineering challenges.
Drive it straight out of the box with a Bluetooth controller, then program every motor, servo and sensor in Aspire Code as their skills grow.
- Drive in minutes with a Bluetooth controller
- Fully programmable in Aspire Code
- Expand with a wide range of sensors, motors and servos
Not a toy. A platform.
Built to grow with every student
Most robot kits do one thing. Spark Bot is designed to become whatever your students imagine.
Expandable
Connect a wide range of sensors, DC motors and servo motors. Swap parts in and out as projects change.
Creative
No two Spark Bots need be the same. Students design their own body, choose their sensors and invent their own mechanisms.
Real engineering
Students follow the same design, build, test and improve cycle engineers use to solve real-world problems.
Grows with them
Simple enough for a first lesson, capable enough to become a complex autonomous system as students learn more.
The brain of every build
One board, every connection
The Spark Bot board has the ports students need to grow from a simple driving robot to a fully sensing, moving machine. Drag to spin it around, or pick a feature to zoom in.
Simple to start, room to grow
From first drive to their own invention
Spark Bot meets students where they are, then keeps up as their skills grow.
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Drive it out of the box
Build the robot, pair a Bluetooth controller and start driving in the first lesson.
You get: A robot driving in lesson one
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Code its first moves
Open Aspire Code in the browser and snap together blocks to make Spark Bot move on its own.
You get: Their first program
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Add sensors
Plug in sensors so the robot reacts to the world around it: follow lines, avoid obstacles, hold a heading.
You get: A robot that thinks for itself
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Engineer their own robot
Design new bodies, add servos and motors, and solve real-world challenges with a robot that's truly theirs.
You get: Their own invention
Programmable with Aspire Code
Code it in the browser.
Aspire Code is our free drag-and-drop programming website. Students snap together blocks for motors, servos, sensors, loops and logic, then upload to Spark Bot and watch it run.
Nothing to install, and projects save to each student's account.
- Blocks for drive, sensors, servos, loops, logic and variables
- Connect Spark Bot, then Upload & Run in one click
- Or skip the code and drive with a Bluetooth controller
What will your students build?
Real challenges, their own solutions
A few ideas to get started. The best Spark Bots are the ones students invent themselves.
Line-following delivery robot
Use the infrared sensor to follow a track and deliver a payload to the right place.
Obstacle-avoiding explorer
Use the distance sensor to navigate a maze or room without bumping into anything.
Pick-and-place robot
Add a servo-powered gripper to find, grab and move objects.
Competition robot
Design, build and tune a robot to take on classmates in a head-to-head challenge.
Step-by-step tutorials
See Spark Bot come together
Free video guides for building and designing Spark Bot, ready to use in class or at home.
Spark Bot · CAD
How to design Spark Bot with CAD
What's in the box
Everything to build your first Spark Bot
Every kit includes the parts below. Choose whether to add a controller when you buy.
- Spark Bot board
- × 1
- Infrared sensor
- × 1
- Distance sensor
- × 1
- IMU & magnetometer sensor
- × 1
- 3D-printed body
- × 1
- DC motors
- × 2
- Wheels
- × 2
- Servo motor
- × 1
- LiPo battery
- × 1
- Battery charger
- × 1
- Tools and screws
- Included