$29.90 – $49.90Cutebot $29.90 and Cutebot Pro V2 $49.90 without a micro:bit, or $51.99 and $71.99 with one (ELECFREAKS store, September 2026). The same $29.90 and $49.90 prices appear on Amazon US. Batteries are not included (Cutebot takes 3×AAA per the Amazon listing, although the wiki says AA; the Pro needs a flat-top 18650). Year taken from the official MakeCode extension repo (May 2019); the Pro's repo dates from December 2022.
AvailableVia SSH / web / bridgemicro:bitMakeCodePythonBudgetClassroom
≤ 1 weekShipping: 2–5 days for Cutebot (Amazon); Cutebot Pro quoted October 19 – November 8. Both are sold by ELECFREAKS on Amazon US and shipped by Amazon. On a September 30 check the Cutebot had free delivery quoted for October 5, while the Pro showed a delivery window of October 19 to November 8. ELECFREAKS' own store ships worldwide from China. Amazon (Cutebot) ↗
Remote control: A computer can send commands over USB serial or Bluetooth to a custom micro:bit program that drives the car. There is no official laptop-side Python library.
Overview
Two small micro:bit cars from ELECFREAKS, the palm-sized Cutebot and the larger Cutebot Pro with encoder motors and a 4-channel line sensor. They suit primary and middle school classrooms that already have micro:bits, since the car arrives nearly assembled and codes in MakeCode. The Pro's encoders allow driving set distances and angles, and its brick-compatible holes take LEGO-style attachments. The micro:bit and batteries are extra, and the base Cutebot has no encoders.
Specifications
| Category | Wheeled rovers · Classroom coding cars |
|---|---|
| Released | 2019 |
| Country | China |
| Availability | Available |
| Programmability | Full SDK |
| Built-in autonomy | Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person |
| LLM support | Possible via SDK · No AI features, but MakeCode JavaScript/Python and the MicroPython library give an LLM code to write. |
| MuJoCo simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| NVIDIA Isaac simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| Gazebo simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| Best for | Ages 9+ (maker rating) |
| Vision sensors | Sonar / ultrasonic |
| Actuators | DC / gear motors |
| Audio | Speaker |
| Compute type | Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller |
| Remote control | Via SSH / web / bridge |
| Size | Cutebot 8.6 × 8.5 × 3.8 cm; Cutebot Pro larger (not published) |
| Drive | 2-wheel rear drive with front caster; Cutebot uses GA12-N20 300 RPM gear motors, Cutebot Pro uses closed-loop encoder motors |
| Compute | BBC micro:bit (not included) on the car's expansion board |
| Vision | None (ELECFREAKS AI Lens camera is an optional add-on) |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | HC-SR04 ultrasonic, IR receiver, line tracking (2 channels on Cutebot, 4 on Pro), wheel encoders and gyroscope on Pro V2.1 |
| Runtime | Cutebot 3×AAA (optional lithium pack); Pro one 18650 Li-ion, about 120 min to charge; runtime not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| SDK | MakeCode (blocks, JavaScript, Python), MicroPython library, C++ |
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