UBTECH uKit Explore

PLEASE NOTE: This product is not available through STEMfinity for customers located in New York City or Middlesex County, NJ. If you are located in either New York City or Middlesex County, New Jersey, please contact info.us@ubtrobot.com to find an authorized reseller near you. 

Highlights:

uKit Explore, formerly UKIT Advanced, offers an open-ended approach to robotics and coding for the more experienced roboticists in your classroom. With a more sophisticated and versatile tool set, uKit Explore provides an in-depth look at the mechanics, electronics, and programming behind real high-tech robotics. This kit is recommended for middle to high school.

• Software: uCode, see also: uCode Resources & Activities
• Recommended implementation: 2-4 students per uKit 
• Compatible devices: Chromebooks, laptops, or desktop computers equipped with a USB port

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

You receive the following curriculum with the purchase of a uKit Explore:

STEM Curriculum

These units are aligned to Grades 6-8 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and include science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, cross-curricular connections, and an interactive digital student notebook.

Working with Circuits Curriculum

This curriculum provides an introduction to the complete circuitry kit included with the uKit Explore. Detailed tutorials and 15 circuitry activities with sample codes familiarize students with the fundamentals of circuitry and electrical engineering. Using Arduino IDE, students interact and program the uKit microcontroller to expand their coding skills to text-based programming using C/C++.

UKIT Spark Starters

These open-ended challenges allow students the opportunity to build their own robots to complete a specific task. Spark Starters are great for class challenges, makerspaces, camps, before/afterschool clubs, and group activities.

AI Foundations Curriculum

Requiring no hardware, this curriculum provides online resources, unplugged activities, and hands-on lessons to teach basic artificial intelligence and computer science concepts. Learn more about our AI curriculum here.

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Other Notable Features:

Teach with uCode

uCode is the web programming environment that takes machine learning to the next level. Students of all levels can program using block-based coding and dual text-based programming. uCode not only programs uKit Explore robots but goes above and beyond, allowing students to create digital games and animations, code 3D simulations, and utilize real-time AI programming. 

• 3D, 360-degree build instructions for 38 robots
• AI-integrated blocks and machine model training environment
• 3 programming environments: Stage, Upload, and 3D

In order to connect the uKit Explore board within uCode, users must install and open the uCode Connection Assistant (PC or Mac) as prompted when trying to connect.

uCode is optimized for Google Chrome and best runs within the Chrome browser.

Program with Arduino IDE

The uKit Explore programming board is also fully compatible with the Arduino programming environment. The Arduino IDE is an open-source platform that allows users to write programs and upload to multiple micro-controllers. Download Arduino IDE here.

Standard Alignments:

A Bot Above the Tide

• Robot Build: Sonar Radar
• Timeframe to complete: 19 one-hour sessions
• NGSS Correlations
  • Physical Science: MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, MS-PS4-3
  • Earth & Space Science: MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS3-5
  • Engineering Design: MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS-1-2, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4

A Helping Hand

• Robot Build: Mechanical Arm
• Timeframe to complete: 15-23 one-hour sessions
• NGSS Correlations
  • Life Science: MS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-8
  • Physical Science: MS-PS2-2, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS2-5
  • Engineering Design: MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS-1-2, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4

Or-Bot

• Robot Build: Transforming Robot
• Timeframe to complete: 20-26 one-hour sessions
• NGSS Correlations
  • Physical Science: MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS2-5
  • Earth & Space Science: MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3
  • Engineering Design: MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS-1-2, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4

What's Included:

• More than 1,000 pieces included
• Arduino-compatible microcontroller
• 1 Circuitry kit
• 16 servo motors
• 2 DC motors
• 4 Rubber wheels
• 1 Grayscale sensor
• 1 Infrared sensor
• 1 Ultrasonic sensor
• 1 Touch sensor
• 2 LED lights
• 1 Bluetooth speaker
• Connecting cables
• Sturdy storage box and sorting tray

Tech Requirements:

uKit EDU App

The uKit EDU app is compatible with iOS, Android, and Chromebook. Your device must meet these minimum system requirements in order to download the app.

Apple iOS requirements
Operating System: (min) iOS 10.0 or higher, (recommended) iOS 12.0 or higher
Memory: (min) 1 GB or higher, (recommended) 2 GB or higher

Android requirements
Operating System: (min) Android 5.0 or higher, (recommended) Android 7.0 or higher
Memory: (min) 2 GB or higher, (recommended) 3 GB or higher

Chromebook requirements
Operating System: (min) Chrome OS version 53 or higher, (recommended) Chrome OS version 64 or higher
CPU: (min) 1.6GHz, (recommended) 2.0GHz
Memory: (min) 2 GB or higher, (recommended) 3 GB or higher
Disk: (min) 16 GB or larger, (recommended) 32 GB or larger

uCode

uCode is a browser based system compatible with most computers that can access the internet, including Chromebooks. Recommended to run in Google Chrome.

uCode is not mobile compatible.