micro:Maqueen Mechanic Attachment

Note: the Maqueen robot, micro:bit and batteries are not included — this is the attachment kit only.

A bolt-on mechanism that turns a Maqueen into a working machine. Each kit is a metal-gear servo, an anodised aluminium linkage and all the screws needed to fit it, so students assemble a real mechanism and then drive it from code. Fitting takes a screwdriver and a few minutes.

Pick your attachment above:

Loader

A front bucket on a servo arm — scoop, carry and tip. The classic earth-mover build.

Push

A bulldozer blade that raises and lowers. DFRobot suggest it for robot football and clearing a course.

Beetle

Two hinged jaws that open and close like a beetle's mandibles, so the robot can grip an object, carry it and release it.

Forklift

Twin forks that lift and lower, for picking up and stacking small loads exactly like the real thing.

All four use the same mounting points and servo port, so a class can start with one and swap the others in later.

Fits: Maqueen 4.0 and later, and every Maqueen Plus.

Specifications

• Servo: metal gear, 12 g ± 1 g
• Control angle: 0–180°
• Servo ports: S1, S2 or S3 on Maqueen Plus
• Standby current: under 45 mA
• Construction: aluminium alloy, sand-blasted and anodised

A natural next step once a class has driving and line-following working. The mechanism gives students something physical to program towards, and a reason to think about angles, leverage and timing.