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What is Thymio composed of

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Dimensions 11 cm x 11.2 cm x 5.3 cm 11 cm x 11.2 cm x 5.3 cm
Weight 270 grams 265 grams
Packaging dimensions 13.5 cm x 15 cm x 7.5 cm 13.5 cm x 15 cm x 7.5 cm
Packaging content
  • A Wireless Thymio robot
  • A USB cable for charge and programming
  • A USB dongle for remote programming
  • A user manual
  • A Thymio robot
  • A USB cable for charge and programming
  • A user manual
Wireless module protocol 2.4 GHz, protocol 802.15.4 None
Battery
  • Li-Po, 3.7V, 1'500 mAh, rechargeable via USB.
  • Autonomy between 3 and 5 hours
  • Charge time 1 to 2 hours
  • Li-Po, 3.7V, 1'500 mAh, rechargeable via USB.
  • Autonomy between 3 and 5 hours
  • Charge time 1 to 2 hours
Sensors
  • 9 infrared (IR) proximity sensors (reach about 10cm)
  • 5 capacitive touch buttons
  • 1 three-axis accelerometer
  • 1 thermometer
  • 1 microphone (recording or detection of noise)
  • 1 IR receiver (for remote controller)
  • 1 Wireless module
  • 9 infrared (IR) proximity sensors (reach about 10cm)
  • 5 capacitive touch buttons
  • 1 three-axis accelerometer
  • 1 thermometer
  • 1 microphone (recording or detection of noise)
  • 1 IR receiver (for remote controller)
Actuators
  • 39 LEDs
  • 2 DC motors
  • 1 loud-speaker
  • 39 LEDs
  • 2 DC motors
  • 1 loud-speaker
Max speed 14 cm/s 14 cm/s

Additional features

  • Possesses a hole between the wheels to hold a pen or pencil
  • Can follow a black line made simply by drawing or printing it
  • A hook behind the robot can be used to pull a trailer
  • Can be charged using a USB-microUSB charger (for smartphone for example) or simply by connecting it to a computer
  • MicroSD card slot (record internal data, music or complete program)
  • Very resistant to shock
  • Thymio is made for everyone from 6 to 99 years old

Software

Thymio can be programmed thanks to Aseba. Aseba is a set of tools which allow novices to program robots easily and efficiently.

For Thymio, Aseba provides several programming environments:

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Visual programming

Visual programming is a component of Aseba. It has been specially designed to make programming Thymio easier by visually assembling event and action blocks.

more information

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Blockly programming

Developed by Google, Blockly is an ideal bridge between a visual and a text programming language. Assemble visual blocks that have the power of text programming.

more information

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Text programming

Aseba Studio is a component of Aseba designed to program robots such as Thymio through text. It allows a higher level of control than visual programming.

more information

Additional programming options

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Scratch programming

Asebascratch is a software link between Scratch 2 and the Thymio-II robot, with which one can drive (teleoperate) the Thymio-II using programs written in Scratch 2. Its development is in progress.

more information

Required configuration

Aseba can be installed on Linux, Mac OS and Windows.

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Languages

The languages available on Aseba are:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish

Licences

Hardware

Thymio II is an open hardware robot, with its design freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license.

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Software

Aseba and Thymio's firmware are open source and released under the LGPL.

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