# Hello World of Robotics with Crickit ## Overview https://youtu.be/iCcpYbFLfrU Robotics has been tough to get into. Be it initial planning, software requirements, expensive hardware, and endless integration. We've been there, [even poor Ladyada and her MIT robotics class back in the day](https://learn.adafruit.com/adabox008/a-crickit-manifesto). **Today, robotics does not have to take extensive planning, arcane software, expensive hardware or anything else! Seriously! How is this so?** Today's modern innovations have all come together to bring robotics to the level that anyone can do sitting down in one session. Be that at your kitchen table, workbench, or in a classroom. In any of these settings, with some simple parts and any common computer, **you can easily accomplish what is presented in this guide**. This may seem like a lot of pages for a "Hello World" introductory guide. We added pages for each step to ensure we cover things, so it's not a huge amount of information, it's just step by step to get you going on the right foot! ## Parts List Things you will want to have from the Adafruit shop: ### Part: Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express quantity: 1 Our Creative Robotics and Interactive Construction Kit. It's an add-on to our popular Circuit Playground Express that lets you #MakeRobotFriend using CircuitPython and MakeCode [Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3093) ### Part: Circuit Playground Express quantity: 1 The next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) ### Part: USB cable - A/MicroB - 3ft quantity: 1 Connecting your computer to Circuit Playground Express [USB cable - A/MicroB - 3ft](https://www.adafruit.com/product/592) ### Part: Micro Servo quantity: 1 A little servo can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction) [Micro Servo](https://www.adafruit.com/product/169) Either: ### Part: 3xAA Battery Pack with DC Jack quantity: 1 New for July, 2018, this will power projects like Crickit with 3 AA batteries. [3xAA Battery Pack with DC Jack](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3842) ### Part: Alkaline AA batteries - 3 pack quantity: 1 This is a pack of 3 AA batteries. [Alkaline AA batteries - 3 pack](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3521) or: ### Part: 5V 2A (2000mA) switching power supply quantity: 1 FCC/CE certified and UL listed power supply [5V 2A (2000mA) switching power supply](https://www.adafruit.com/product/276) # **Other Parts You'll Need** But feel free to improvise! 1 x drink straw (preferably), or popsicle stick, or plastic spoon 2 x bit of tape 1 x paper: plain or printed (a sample graphic is in this guide) # **Tools** Medium Phillips Screwdriver (connecting Circuit Playground Express to the Crickit) Small Phillips screwdriver (for servo horn connections) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/hello-world-of-robotics-with-crickit/assembly.md) ## Featured Products ### Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express [Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3093) Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into servants always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit, we believe in making robots our  **friends!** So if you find... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3093) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3093/guides) ### Circuit Playground Express [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) **Circuit Playground Express** is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3333/guides) ### USB cable - USB A to Micro-B [USB cable - USB A to Micro-B](https://www.adafruit.com/product/592) This here is your standard A to micro-B USB cable, for USB 1.1 or 2.0. Perfect for connecting a PC to your Metro, Feather, Raspberry Pi or other dev-board or microcontroller Approximately 3 feet / 1 meter long In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/592) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/592/guides) ### Micro servo [Micro servo](https://www.adafruit.com/product/169) Tiny little servo can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction) and works just like the standard kinds you're used to but _smaller_. You can use any servo code, hardware, or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/169) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/169/guides) ## Related Guides - [Adafruit Circuit Playground Express](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-circuit-playground-express.md) - [CRICKIT WobblyBot](https://learn.adafruit.com/crickit-wobblybot.md) - [Cartoon Network and Make Code - Rose Quartz Shield Umbrella](https://learn.adafruit.com/cartoon-network-and-make-code-rose-quartz-shield-umbrella.md) - [Game Clock with Circuit Playground & MakeCode](https://learn.adafruit.com/game-clock-with-circuit-playground-makecode.md) - [Circuit Playground Morse Code Flasher](https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitplayground-morse-code-flasher-makecode-circuit-python.md) - [Make It Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Accelerometer Use](https://learn.adafruit.com/make-it-shake-rattle-and-roll.md) - [LED Reactive Light-Up Hockey Puck in MakeCode](https://learn.adafruit.com/led-hockey-puck.md) - [CircuitPython Essentials](https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-essentials.md) - [Circuit Playground Bike Light](https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-bike-light.md) - [Zombie Tag Game with Circuit Playground Express](https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-express-ir-zombie-game.md) - [Using DS18B20 Temperature Sensor with CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/using-ds18b20-temperature-sensor-with-circuitpython.md) - [Crickit Powered Maker Ice Cream Truck!](https://learn.adafruit.com/crickit-maker-ice-cream-truck.md) - [Trash Panda](https://learn.adafruit.com/trash-panda-circuit-python-crickit.md) - [LED Harness Bra](https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-led-harness-bra.md) - [How to Program SAMD Bootloaders](https://learn.adafruit.com/how-to-program-samd-bootloaders.md) - [Cam Follower Automaton](https://learn.adafruit.com/cam-follower-automaton.md)