Overview
Ideal for Budding architects from age 12 years old to learn all about contemporary architectural design while using advanced building methods and materials. Arckit A100 is the perfect STEM & STEAM educational tool for boys and girls to be enjoyed at home as a step-up from building block toys or in the classroom for school.
From finished presentation models, to building sections and open-top models, you can now can explore your advanced contemporary architectural designs and build ultra-sleek creations with Arckit A100 scale model building kit. (Scale 1:50 / 1/4).
The A100 building kit comes with:
- 188 Arckit pieces (Architectural building blocks).
- 22 x Reusable Arckitexture decals (including white louvres, light timber, dark brick and vegetation).
- 35 x Arckit cardboard pop-outs (including figurines, trees & furniture).
Add more cardboard pop-outs. - Features a pitched roof design set.
- 1 x Introductory booklet with instructions for 1 design, reusable box.
- A further 3+ alternative building design instructions are available online as well as lots more printable Arckitexture decals and Arckit inspiration.
- Arckit Digital components are also available to build via SketchUp and Revit platforms.
- Reusable storage box for components and accessories.
- Package dimensions: 350x280x60mm
- Recommended for age 12+
And remember that all Arckit construction sets are compatible with one another!
Get Inspired
VarSpeedServoRA4M1 is a library for Arduino that enables precise control over servo motors, including speed, position, and movement sequences.
In robotics and several other disciplines, PID (proportional-integral-derivative) control is a way for systems with closed-loop feedback to adjust themselves according to sensor data without overshooting the target. Drones, for example, use PID control to remain stable without wild oscillations caused by over-correction. But implementing PID control can feel overwhelming, so Adam Soileau from element14 Presents built a simple robot for some experimentation. This robot’s only job is to drive forward until it sees a wall, then stop at a specific distance from that wall. That isn’t hard to achieve when a robot is moving at slow pace, because the code can tell the robot to stop moving the moment it reaches the target distance. But when moving fast, the robot has to take braking acceleration into account and that is much harder to predict. PID control is perfect for this situation, because it adjusts motor output in real-time according to the incoming sensor data. In this case, that sensor data comes from an ultrasonic rangefinder mounted to the front of the 3D-printed robot. An Arduino UNO R4 Minima board receives that data and controls the robot’s two motors through H-bridge drivers. That hardware is very straightforward so that Soileau could focus on the PID control. Tuning that is all about balancing the three constant values to get the desired performance. Soileau spent some time working on the Arduino sketch to get the PID control integrated and was eventually able to make the robot act like it should. If you’re interested in using PID control in your next robotics project, then Soileau's video should help you get started.
