# Trinket Powered Rover ## Red Rover... Red Rover... Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art) and Math (STEM / STEAM) curriculum is gaining momentum in K-12 education. It's exciting to see so many new makers and engineers learning how fun it is to make! I wanted to design a low cost robot that anyone could build if they have access to a 3D printer. So... here it is - an autonomous micro rover based on Trinket. ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/013/373/medium800/trinket_IMG_0973.jpg?1388636372) It's inexpensive and fun, and looks adorable! - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-powered-rover/tools-slash-materials.md) ## Featured Products ### Adafruit Trinket - Mini Microcontroller - 3.3V Logic [Adafruit Trinket - Mini Microcontroller - 3.3V Logic](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1500) **Deprecation Warning: The Trinket bit-bang USB technique it uses doesn't work as well as it did in 2014, many modern computers won't work well. So while we still carry the Trinket so that people can maintain some older projects, we no longer recommend it.** In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1500) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1500/guides) ### Continuous Rotation Micro Servo [Continuous Rotation Micro Servo](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2442) Need to make a _tiny_ robot? This little micro servo rotates 360 degrees fully forward or backward, instead of moving to a single position. You can use any servo code, hardware, or library to control these servos. Good for making simple moving robots. Comes with five horns and... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2442) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/2442/guides) ### Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder - LV-EZ1 [Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder - LV-EZ1](https://www.adafruit.com/product/172) LV-EZ1 Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder provides very short to long-range detection and ranging, in an incredibly small package. It can detect objects from 0-inches to 254-inches (6.45-meters) and provides sonar range information from 6-inches out to 254-inches with 1-inch resolution. (Objects... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/172) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/172/guides) ### USB cable - A/MiniB [USB cable - A/MiniB](https://www.adafruit.com/product/260) This here is your standard A-miniB USB cable, for USB 1.1 or 2.0. Perfect for connecting a PC to your Teensy v2, USB Lipo charger w/Mini B connector, among other things. Approximately 3 feet / 1 meter long Color may vary! No Longer Stocked [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/260) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/260/guides) ### Premium Female/Male 'Extension' Jumper Wires - 40 x 6" (150mm) [Premium Female/Male 'Extension' Jumper Wires - 40 x 6" (150mm)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/826) Handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are 6" (150mm) long and come in a 'strip' of 40 (4 pieces of each of ten rainbow colors). They have 0.1" male header contacts on one end and 0.1" female header contacts... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/826) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/826/guides) ### Tiny Premium Breadboard [Tiny Premium Breadboard](https://www.adafruit.com/product/65) This is a tiny little breadboard... half the size of a half-size breadboard!  **As of Sep 8, 2022** - This Tiny breadboard has been updated to make plugging and un-plugging boards and headers a buttery-smooth operation. Updated design also includes a metal... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/65) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/65/guides) ### 4 x AA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch [4 x AA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch](https://www.adafruit.com/product/830) Make a nice portable power pack with this 4 x AA battery holder. It fits any alkaline or rechargeable AA batteries in series. There's a snap on cover and an on/off switch which can be handy when wiring to something without a switch. **New**! We now have 0.1" headers... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/830) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/830/guides) ### 65 Piece Ratchet Screwdriver and Tool Bit Set [65 Piece Ratchet Screwdriver and Tool Bit Set](https://www.adafruit.com/product/829) Look, over there at that thing! Take it apart! You can now attack just about every kind of box or enclosure that needs undoing with this ratchet screwdriver set. This set is fine quality and excels at disassembling and assembling larger hardware and makes a good companion to our smaller... No Longer Stocked [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/829) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/829/guides) ## Related Guides - [3D Printed LED Fire Horns](https://learn.adafruit.com/3d-printed-led-fire-horns.md) - [Magical Mistletoe](https://learn.adafruit.com/magical-mistletoe.md) - [Trinket USB Volume Knob](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-usb-volume-knob.md) - [Trinket Bluetooth Alarm System](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-bluetooth-alarm-system.md) - [Adafruit Trinket-Modded Stuffed Animal](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-trinket-modded-stuffed-animal.md) - [Trinket Sound-Reactive LED Color Organ](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-sound-reactive-led-color-organ.md) - [Larson Scanner Shades (Trinket-Powered NeoPixel LED Strip Glasses)](https://learn.adafruit.com/larson-scanner-shades.md) - [Trinket Audio Player](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-audio-player.md) - [Adding Third Party Boards to the Arduino v1.6.4+ IDE](https://learn.adafruit.com/add-boards-arduino-v164.md) - [Tap Tempo Trinket](https://learn.adafruit.com/tap-tempo-trinket.md) - [3D Printed Glowing Mace Prop](https://learn.adafruit.com/3d-printed-glowing-mace-prop.md) - [Trinket React Counter](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-react-counter.md) - [Trinket / Gemma Space Invader Pendant](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-slash-gemma-space-invader-pendant.md) - [Introducing Trinket](https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-trinket.md) - [Trinket / Gemma IR Control](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-gemma-ir-remote-control.md)