# Qfix robot kit

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{{Short description|Educational robotics set}}
{{Primary sources|date=March 2021}}

'''Qfix robot kits''' are an education tool for teaching [robotics](/source/robotics). They are used in [school](/source/school)s, [high school](/source/high_school)s and [mechatronics](/source/mechatronics) training in companies. The robot kits are also used by hobby robot builders.
The qfix kits are often found in the [RoboCup Junior](/source/RoboCup_Junior) competition where [soccer robot](/source/soccer_robot)s are built of the kit's components.

== Mechanics ==
thumb|Qfix robots in a soccer match
Like [Lego mindstorms](/source/Lego_mindstorms), it is a [robot kit](/source/robot_kit) consisting of mechanical parts, a [controller](/source/Microcontroller),
different [sensors](/source/sensors) and [actuators](/source/actuators), and a software environment to [program](/source/Computer_program) the constructed robot.

Unlike Lego, in qfix the mechanical parts are made of aluminium. Mechanical elements include bars and plates, mounts for motors and sensors, axes and wheels.

== Electronics ==
The qfix controller boards consist of an [Atmel](/source/Atmel) AVR controller plus motor drivers, analog and digital input ports, LEDs, buttons, and an [I²C](/source/I%C2%B2C) bus. The bus is used to connect further PCBs like LCD, stronger motor drivers or special sensors.

== Software ==
The qfix kits come with the free C++ environment WinAVR for Atmel AVR controllers. Additionally, there is a C++ class library handling all qfix controller board functionalities. Programs can be downloaded to the [controller boards](/source/controller_boards) via parallel or [USB](/source/USB) link using the [avrdude](/source/avrdude) tool.

Graphical programming is also supported by using qfix [GRAPE](/source/GRAPE) (graphical programming environment). With this software, first a flowchart is designed and then the behavior of all flowchart elements is defined.

==External links==
* [http://www.robocupjunior.de RoboCup Junior]
* [https://archive.today/20130104133140/http://www.qfix-robotics.com/ qfix robotics homepage]
* [http://www.qfix-robotics.de/Grape qfix Grape] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315023816/http://www.qfix-robotics.de/Grape/ |date=2016-03-15 }}

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