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Fable

Fable is a modular robotics kit for the classroom that makes it easy and fun for students to build and program their own robots. Kids can quickly prototype, test, and improve their creations while learning real-world problem solving.

FEATURES

For ages 8 and up. Fast to build. Easy to program. Designed for the classroom. Robust, modular design. Strong magnetic connectors. Wireless programming. USB rechargeable. Note: Specs shown here are for an example configuration.

HEIGHT

32 cm | 12.6 in

LENGTH

23 cm | 9 in

WIDTH

31 cm | 12.2 in

WEIGHT

2.1 kg | 4.6 lb

SPEED

1.23 km/h | 0.7 mph

SENSORS

Sensors on Fable modules: color, proximity, light, encoders.

ACTUATORS

Robotis Dynamixel AX-12A actuators

POWER

3,500-mAh lithium-ion battery pack, 8 hours of operation

COMPUTING

Atmel microcontroller in each module. Main control executed on user PC.

SOFTWARE

Programmable using Blockly or Python

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)

2 DoF per active module (Fable Joint: 2 DoF, -90 to 90 degrees; Fable Spin: 2 DoF, 360 degrees, 60 rpm)

MATERIALS

Injection molded plastic

COST

$500 starting kit; other kits and separate parts available

STATUS

Ongoing

WEBSITE

https://www.shaperobotics.com/



CREATOR

Shape Robotics and Technical University of Denmark

COUNTRY

Denmark

Year

2017

Type

Education, Consumer

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Students can program their Fable robots using visual blocks (blockly) or a programming language (Python).

The name Fable was chosen to inspire students to create their own mythological creatures.

Students can use Fable's Face app to give their robots a smartphone face.

Fable has a growing library of free lesson plans and activities for teachers.

The first version of Fable was developed as part of a research project with lego.

HISTORY



Fable began as an academic project at the Technical University of Denmark, outside of Copenhagen. In 2011, Moises Pacheco, a PhD student, and David Johan Christensen, an associate professor and robotics researcher, started working on a robotics system designed to be extremely easy-to-use even for young students. They were inspired by earlier projects based on modular robots, including a collaboration they had with Lego to develop new, digital products. At the end of 2015, the two roboticists, along with Helene Christensen, a project manager, founded Shape Robotics as a spin-off company from their lab at the Technical University of Denmark. The Fable robotics system has since launched not only in Denmakr but also in the U.K., United States, Italy, France, and Mexico, and the company hopes to make Fable available to even more students globally.