Hello,
I am hoping to have my students build the Armbot IQ in a few weeks and we are using the classroom bundles. Do we need anything extra for this build?
If you follow specifically the armbot IQ, you are going to be missing some parts in the classroom bundle. It was based off of the 1st gen IQ Super Kit, which isn’t an exact match for the education kit in the classroom bundle.
The biggest impact that isn’t in the education kit at all is the 60 tooth gear, which is used 6 times in the build. The Gear Base Pack has 6 of them (plus several other gears), so you would at least need one Gear Base Pack per armbot.
There are some shortages in terms of beams, wheels, and shafts too.
What I’d suggest is printing off the Education Kit (2nd generation) poster from the poster library and then just going through checking off pieces to get an accurate count. You can possible do some “close match” substituions from the Education Kit, but those 60 tooth gears will be a for sure need.
https://kb.vex.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049480552-Using-Posters-in-Your-Classroom
If you are trying to keep the costs down, I’d stop after the base build and not do the option sensors, because getting additional sensors will definately add up the costs.