Meet your new friend STIQUITO!

The STIQUITO Robot Kit with Manual Controller contains everything you need to build your own robot! STIQUITO is a small, bug-like robot designed to teach you the basics of robot design, construction, and engineering using hands-on activity. Complete with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, this kit will help you get your first robot up and running in a flash! These basic skills are transferable to nearly any robotics project, helping you build a solid foundation for more advanced learning with more advanced kits — or design your own!

JAMES M. CONRAD, PhD, is currently a professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Jim has worked with IBM, Ericsson/Sony Ericsson, and BPM Technologies. He is a senior member of the IEEE, member of the Project Management Institute and IEEE Computer Society, and board member of the IEEE Computer Society Press operating committee. He is the author of three books on autonomous robotics and has written numerous journal articles, conference papers, and technical papers.