Dexter Industries / Modular Robotics (USA) GoPiGo3 (1)

$199 (no Pi)Base kit price on gopigo.io; Raspberry Pi, camera and servo sold separately or in bundles.

AvailableVia SSH / web / bridgeRaspberry PiPython + BloxterClassroomKit

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Days. Sold from gopigo.io in the US; a Raspberry Pi must be added.

Remote control: Code runs on the Pi; a laptop connects over SSH, the Jupyter/Bloxter web interface, or a small socket bridge.

GoPiGo ↗GitHub ↗

Overview

A long-running Raspberry Pi robot car for classrooms with a clean Python API and a gentle path from blocks to text. Dexter Industries was acquired by Modular Robotics (Cubelets) in 2019, and the product continues on gopigo.io. Low-end hardware, but mature documentation.

Specifications

Category	Wheeled rovers · Ready-made dev rovers
Released	2017
Availability	Available
Programmability	Full SDK
Best for	Ages 10+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	DC / gear motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Raspberry Pi, Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller
Remote control	Via SSH / web / bridge
Size	~24×17×12 cm (est.)
Drive	2-wheel differential with caster
Compute	Raspberry Pi 3B+/4 (user-supplied) + GoPiGo3 motor board
Vision	Optional Pi camera
Lidar	None
Sensors	Distance sensor and servo in kit; encoders; Grove ports for add-ons
Runtime	Several hours on 8×AA (est.)
Speed	Not published
SDK	Python library, Bloxter block coding, Scratch, ROS drivers