If there’s one thing audiences love in sci-fi, it’s a cute robot companion that follows the heroes around. If you want one of your own, starting with this build from [mircemk] could be … ...

The robot is based on a two-wheeled design with tank-style steering. Controlled by an Arduino Uno, the robot uses a Slamtec RPLIDAR sensor to help map out its surroundings.

The Arduino Uno WiFi Rev 2 will be available for purchase from the Arduino Store at the end of June, with the MKR Vidor 4000 to come later in 2018. Pricing information was not provided.

Inspired by its professional range, Arduino has put dual Arm cores, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE and 76 IOs into its Mega form-factor. The new board is called Giga R1 WiFi, and has an Arm Cortex-M7 running at ...