All About Quarky

Quarky is a super fun AI learning kit that helps kids aged 7-14 learn about AI, robotics, and
programming. It is a reconfigurable robot that gives kids the power to understand industry-standard
concepts by building their own bots & projects. The kit allows them to create an at-home learning
ecosystem that allows children to learn, innovate and grow by creating exciting real-world
application-based DIY projects.

Coding - Graphical & Python Artificial Intelligence Advanced Robotics

Self Driving Car Technology Interactive AI Projects Robot Localization & Automation

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Why is Quarky the Best Learning Companion for Kids?

Learn Industry - Standard Concepts One Kit - Infinite Creations

Quarky helps kids understand widely used Quarky is a reconfigurable robo-pal that can be
artificial intelligence concepts such as machine transformed into various kinds of robots like
learning (self-driving cars), face recognition (face Obstacle Avoider Robot, Self Driving Robot, etc.
unlock), speech recognition (Alexa), etc. through Scratch or Python-based programming.

Just Plug and Start Playing Programmable with Smartphone & Tab
An intuitive plug-and-play interface that allows Program and control all your projects, games,
you to easily connect common electronic animations, and robots anytime, anywhere
components like sensors, motors, servos, etc. through your Smartphone or Tablet or mount
without having to solder them. your phone on them to make them autonomous.

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What's Quarky Loaded With - Technical Specifications

Quarky comes loaded with features that open a world of unmatched possibilities. With its built-in
features like an RGB LED display, proximity sensors, servo port, speaker, tactile switches, indicator,
generic output-input, etc, kids can take their project-building to a whole another level! It keeps kids and
itself protected from short-circuits and related risks and offers a truly wireless experience with
seamless Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

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Kit 1: Quarky Explorer Kit

This kit is for empowering kids with the basics of coding, physical computing, and AI with real-world
project use cases with experiential learning methodology and hands-on activities. Kids can make
engaging projects like touch piano, weather monitoring system, road safety signage detection, face
detection with depression mimicking companion or home automation system.

Best suited for kids 7 to 14 years old

Engages children with 15+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 1 x Quarky Board ● 1 x Getting Started Guide
● 1 x USB Cable – C Type ● 1 x Safety Guide
● 10 x Recognition Cards
● 2 x Face Cutouts

Accompanying Courses
1. Learn AI with Quarky
2. Learn Python with Quarky

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Kit 2: Quarky Innovator Kit

This kit is designed to fuel a child's curiosity about emerging technologies and motivate them to kick
start their journey in the world of AI, robotics, and programming, by exploring the underlying concepts
via dozens of hands-on projects and activities. Kids can make real-life application based projects like
self-driving car, line following robot, autonomous delivery robot, waste collector, face expression
controlled robot or AI assistant robot.

Best suited for kids 8 to 16 years old

Engages children with 30+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 1 x Quarky Robot ● 1 x Screwdriver
● 1 x USB Cable – C Type ● 1 x Getting Started Guide
● 10 x Recognition Cards ● 1 x Battery
● 2 x Face Cutouts ● 1 x Set of Plastic Mounting Parts
● 1 x Practice Arena

Accompanying Courses
1. Learn AI with Quarky 3. Learn Python with Quarky
2. Robotics & AI Level 1 4. Python for Robotics with Quark

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Kit 3: Quarky Ultimate Kit

This kit is designed to help kids to deepen their understanding of the emerging STEM fields by diving
into advanced AI & Robotics through interactive and engaging activities using modular parts for
constructing tens of robot configurations.

Best suited for kids 8 years old & above

Engages children with 50+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 1 x Quarky Robot ● 1 x Set of Plastic Mounting Parts
● 1 x USB Cable – C Type ● 2 x Extra Motors with Wheel (for making
● 10 x Recognition Cards 4-wheel drive Robots)
● 2 x Face Cutouts ● 20 x Male-Female Jumper Cables
● 2 x Practice Arena ● 2 x Servo Motors
● 1 x Screwdriver ● 1 x Ultrasonic Sensor
● 1 x Getting Started Guide ● 1 x Set of Nuts, Bolts, and Standoffs
● 1 x Battery ● 1 x User Manual

Accompanying Courses
1. Learn AI with Quarky 4. Learn Python with Quarky
2. Robotics & AI Level 1 5. Python for Robotics with Quarky
3. Robotics & AI Level 2 6. Advanced Python and AI with Quarky

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Quarky Ultimate Kit - Various Robots Configurations and Projects

Two Wheel Driver Horizontal Two Wheel Driver Vertical Four Wheel Driver Horizontal
Robot Robot Robot

Obstacle Avoidance Robot Edge Detector Robot Vertical Steering Robot with
Ultrasonic Sensor

Gripper Robot with Phone QR Code based Localization Vertical Pick and Place Robot
Robot

Horizontal Pick and Place Robot Horizontal Steering Robot Customise your Robot

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Kit 4: Quarky Mars Rover Addon Kit

Quarky Mars Rover Add-On Kit goes in addition to either of the above kits and allows kids to unleash
their creativity by learning about robot mechanisms, control, and AI-based applications while building a
miniature version of the Perseverance rover sent by NASA to Mars.

Best Suited for kids 12 years old & above

Engages children with 10+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 6 x Motors with Wheel (for making ● 1 x Getting Started Guide
6-wheel drive Robots) ● 1 x Battery
● 5 x Servo Motors ● 1 x Set of Wooden Parts
● 1 x Ultrasonic Sensor ● 1 x Set of Nuts, Bolts, and Standoffs
● 20 x Male-Female Jumper Cables ● 1 x User Manual
● 20 x Male-Male Jumper Cables
● 20 x Female-Female Jumper Cables

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Kit 5: Quarky Humanoid Addon Kit

Build and program your own 6-DoF walking robot with the DIY humanoid robot kit! This kit is perfect
for those who wish to learn advanced robotics concepts with a fun-filled learning-by-doing approach.
You can make your robot walk, dance, do stunts, perform actions with hand, play football, and much
more!

Best Suited for kids 12 years old & above

Engages children with 10+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 1 x Set of Wooden Parts ● 1 x Battery
● 1 x Face Cutout ● 1 x Set of Nuts, Bolts, and Standoffs
● 6 x Servo Motor ● 1 x Screwdriver
● 1 x Expansion Board ● 1 x Safety Guide
● 1 x Jumper Wire for Expansion Board

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Kit 6: Quarky IoT House Addon Kit

Build your own IoT House with Quarky! Take your first step into building things connected to the
internet and controlled by voice and gesture commands using 10+ sensors and the power of AI.
Automate your home with a fun learning approach - control lights via your own algorithm, construct
smart face recognition door systems and design sensor based smart irrigation setup for your plants. You
can also control the device of your choice with the Quarky IoT House!

Best Suited for kids 12 years old & above

Engages children with 10+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 1 x Set of Wooden Parts ● 1 x Plug Socket
● 1 x Servo Motor ● 1 x Set of rubber bands
● 1 x Expansion Board ● 1 x Jumper Wire for Expansion Board
● 8 x Sensors ● 1 x Battery
● 1 x DC Motor ● 1 x Set of Nuts, Bolts, and Standoffs
● 1 x Fan ● 1 x Screwdriver
● 1 x Water Pump ● 1 x Safety Guide
● 1 x Set of Drip Irrigation Parts

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Kit 6: Quarky Quadruped Addon Kit

Build your own Quadruped with Quarky and discover new-age four-footed robotics! Learn how four
footed beings create balance with interesting creep-gait algorithm. You can program the Quadruped to
perform entertaining dance moves and can train it as your own pet - be sure to design your own
moves.

Best Suited for kids 12 years old & above

Engages children with 10+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 8 x Servo Motors ● 1 x Battery
● 1 x Expansion Board ● 1 x Set of Nuts, Bolts, and Standoffs
● 1 x Set of Wooden Parts ● 1 x Screwdriver
● 8 x Foam Foot ● 1 x Safety Guide
● 1 x Jumper Wire for Expansion Board

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Kit 7: Quarky 4WD Mecannum Wheel Addon Kit

Build your own Mecanum wheel robot with Quarky! Learn the science of Mecanum wheels and
construct four wheeled robots that overcome the limitations of unidirectional movement and allow you
to move objects without having to change their orientation to shift obejcts with optimal efficiency.
Learn the foundations of futuristic industrial technology!

Best Suited for kids 12 years old & above

Engages children with 10+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 1 x Expansion Board ● 1 x Ultrasonic Sensor
● 1 x Set of Wooden Parts ● 1 x Jumper Wire for Expansion Board
● 1 x Set of Gripper Plastic Parts ● 1 x Battery
● 1 x Set of Pick & Place Plastic Parts ● 1 x Set of Nuts, Bolts, and Standoffs
● 6 x Continuous Rotation Servo Motor ● 1 x Screwdriver
● 2 x Servo Motor ● 1 x Safety Guide
● 1 x Set of 4 Mecanum wheels

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Kit 8: Quarky Robotic Arm Addon Kit

Build and program your own 6-DoF walking robot with the DIY humanoid robot kit! This kit is perfect
for those who wish to learn advanced robotics concepts with a fun-filled learning-by-doing approach.
You can make your robot walk, dance, do stunts, perform actions with hand, play football, and much
more!

Best Suited for kids 12 years old & above

Engages children with 10+ hands-on activities

Kit Contents
● 1 x Set of Wooden Parts ● 1 x Battery
● 1 x Face Cutout ● 1 x Set of Nuts, Bolts, and Standoffs
● 6 x Servo Motor ● 1 x Screwdriver
● 1 x Expansion Board ● 1 x Safety Guide
● 1 x Jumper Wire for Expansion Board

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Technical Specifications and Features of Quarky

Category Features of Quarky Short Description Usage
USB-C For powering the board, charging the Powering board, Charging, Uploading
3.7V single-cell battery and Code.
programming the board via C.
Battery Single-cell 3.7V Li-Po battery of capacity
500mAh to power the board. It goes
upto 4.2V on full charge and triggers
cut-offs on overload.

Note: Do not connect any battery/power

supply above 5.5V to battery pins.
Power Indicators A Blue LED at the bottom that glows
whenever the board is powered.
Battery Charging An orange LED at the bottom that glows
Power Indicator when the battery is charging and turns
off when the battery is fully charged.
Low Battery Indicator A Red LED at the bottom that glows
whenever the battery voltage goes
below 3.15V suggesting that the battery
is low and needs charging.
A switch for turning the board ON/OFF
Power Switch when it is powered through the battery.
3.3V Power Output 3.3V power output with current Used for powering external components
supplying capacity upto 800mA. interfaced with the board like Ultrasonic
sensor, DHT sensor etc.
Short Circuit Protection The board automatically cuts off the
power instantaneously during a short
circuit. Safety for kids and projects.
ESP32-WROOM-32D/E The module consists of an Xtensa
dual-core (or single-core) 32-bit LX6
microprocessor, operating at 160 or 240
MHz, with an on-chip Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth functionality. The module
possesses a flash memory of 16MB and
SRAM of 512kb.
Micro-Contro
ller Wi-Fi It follows IEEE standard 802.11b/g/n. Helps in implementing IoT projects.
Bluetooth 4.0 The bluetooth stack of ESP32 supports The board is mainly configured in BLE
both Bluetooth Classic and BLE 4.0. mode. It is used for controlling the
board via mobile app or computer
wirelessly.
Reset Button It is a push button used to reset the
micro-controller on the board.

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Touch Pins 5 touch pads. The touchpads also have a Suitable for carrying projects like touch
small hole for connecting piano, and facy stuff.
jumper/Dupont wire on touch pads.
These touchpads can also double up as
GPIO pins.
RGB LED Matrix 35 programmable RGB LEDs in 7X5 For making various eye expressions on
rectangle pattern. the board, display text, numbers, and
use it as a feedback.
Interaction IR Proximity Sensors Two Analog IR Sensors along with IR For making projects like line follower,
(L and R) emitters providing a wide range of sun-light detection. It detect closeness
readings from 0 to 4095. of an object in the range of 1-5cm.
Speaker 1W, 8 Ohm speaker. Suitable for playing certain types of
music files like .wav, .mp3 and also
capable of playing single freqency tones
Tactile Switch (L and R) 2 general purpose tactile switches. They can be used for making games
with led matrix and interacting with
elements in PictoBlox.
Motors (L and R) Two motor slots for controlling DC For making robots like line
motors with current upto 1A per follower,smart phone controlled robot,
channel. The connected motors are edge detector etc.
controlled by an on-board 2-channel
motor driver IC that helps in driving each
Actuators motor at different speeds and in
different directions
(clockwise,anti-clockwise).
Servo (S1,S2) Two sets of servo headers suitable for For making grippers, controlled robotic
driving micro servos. motion. (Not given in Explorer and
Innovator's Kit)
GPIO - Digital and PWM 3 multi-functional GPIO pins that can For interfacing external sensor modules
Pins work as digital or PWM pins and are also and devices with the board.
suitable for carrying communication
with external devices via I2C, UART and
GPIO 1-Wire protocols.
GPIO - Analog Input Pins 3 analog input pins that have a 12-bit Mainly for reading data from analog
resolution used for monitoring analog sensor modules.
signals in the range of 0V to 3.3V.
Mounting holes For mounting N20 motors and castor
Mechanical
wheels to make mobile robots.

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PictoBlox - The best AI Education Platform for Kids

PictoBlox is an interactive AI education and coding platform. It provides a fulfilling project-based

learning experience through its AI & ML tools integrated into a graphical programming interface. With a
user-friendly interface it is the ideal companion for setting the first step into the world of AI and coding.
Later students can transition into Python coding in the same software with ease.

Face Detection Text Recognition Speech Recognition

Machine Learning Pose Detection Hardware Interaction

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Curriculum 1: Learn AI with Quarky

# Lesson Name Topics & Activity Covered Image

1 Getting Familiar with - What is Quarky?

Quarky - Assembly if any like attaching a battery or powering up.
- Activity: Understanding various parts of Quarky (LED Matrix,
Switches, IR Sensor & Touch sensors etc.)

2 Lights. Display. Fun! - What is PictoBlox?

- Connecting Quarky to PictoBlox
- Activity 1: Having fun with expressions - Making various
predefined expressions and animations on Quarky's display
- Activity 2: Making your own name batch
- Activity 3: Beating Heart - Making custom animations on
Quarky's display
3 Fun with Music - Introduction to Quarky's touch sensors
- Activity 1: Touch Drum - Making music when someone
touches Quarky
- Activity 2: Dance party - Making animations in PictoBlox
triggered using Quarky's touch
- Controlling Music
- Controlling Lights
4 Play Time! - Introduction to Quarky's switches
- Activity 1: Fruit Catching Game - Making a game where
using Quarky's switches user has to control the basket and
catch the fruits coming from top in PictoBlox
- Setting up the environment
- Making fruits fall randomly
- Controlling the Basket
- Scoring
5 Introduction to AI - What is Intelligence?
with Quarky - What is Artificial Intelligence?
- Advantages of AI
- Application of AI
- Activity 1: Expression Detector - Making a program which
identifies the expressions of the person and display the same
expression on Quarky's display
6 Weather Monitoring - Introduction to weather monitoring and Internet of Things
System - Why is it necessary?
- Activity 1: Weather Monitoring System - Displaying the
temperature, humidity and weather of any city on Quarky's
display.

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7 Waste Management - Introduction to waste management

System - Biodegradable Vs. Non Biodegradable waste
- Activity 1: Waste Management System - Making a program
in PictoBlox to identify the type of waste using object
detection and display the same to the user using Quarky.
- Detecting Different Objects
- Classifying the Waste
- Displaying the Type of Waste
8 Road Safety with - Importance of Roads and Travelling
Quarky - Road Signs and Safety
- Activity 1: Road Safety System - Making a program in
PictoBlox to detect various signs using Machine learning and
displaying/notify the user of the same.
- Detecting the Signs
- Speaking/Listening to the Meaning of Sign
9 Face Recognition - Importance of Having a Security System
with Quarky - Activity 1: Face Recognition-Based Security System -
Making a program to save the user face and recognise it to
open the lock in Quarky.
- Detecting a Face & Saving It in the System
- Matching a Face with Those in the System
- Displaying the Locking/unlocking Status
10 Home Automation - Home Automation Advantages
System - Activity 1: Making a Home Automation System - Creating a
program to identify text using speech recognition and turn ON
and OFF the light on Quarky using NLP - Natural Language
Processing
- Detecting the Voice
- Text Classifier
- Turning the Lights ON/OFF Using Voice Commands
Capstone Project of Learn AI with Quarky

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Curriculum 2: Robotics and AI Level 1

# Lesson Name Topics & Activity Covered Image
1 Say Hello to Quarky - What is Quarky & different configurations of robot?
Robot! - Assembly if any, like attaching a battery or powering up.
- Activity: Understanding various parts of Quarky (LED
Matrix, Switches, IR Sensor & Touch sensors etc.)

2 Fun with Robotics - All About Robotics

- Activity 1: Make Your Robot Move - Understanding and
programming the robot to move forward, backward, left and
right
- Activity 2: Control Your Robot Wirelessly - Making a
program to wirelessly control the robot using keys
3 Line Following - Why Line Following Robots?
Robot - Activity 1: Calibrating the IR Sensors
- Activity 2: Making a Line Follower Robot
- Activity 3: Simplified Lined Follower

4 Artificial Intelligence - How AI Makes a Robot Smart?

with Quarky - Activity 1: Making a Face Recognition System - Make robot
recognize the face using face recognition and make the robot
perform based on the expressions.
- Activity 2: Making a Robo-Pet

5 Quarky as an AI - Why Delivery Bots?

Delivery Bot - How Does AI Make Them Smart?
- Activity 1: Detecting Numbers - Detecting numbers using
Machine Learning
- Activity 2: Making an AI Delivery Bot - Making a robot which
follows line, detects numbers and stopping at number 1, 2
and 3
6 Make Your Own - Why Waste Collecting Bots?
Waste Collector - How Does AI Make Them Smart?
- Activity 1: Waste Identifier: Making a custom machine learn
model to identify paper and battery waste using Teachable
Machine
- Activity 2: Waste Collector Robot: Making a robot which
identifies the waste and travels to the checkpoint to drop it
accordingly.

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7 Quarky as an AI - Why AI Assistants?

Assistance Bot - How Does AI Make Them Smart?
- Activity 1 - Making a text classifier: Making a natural
language processing model which identifies the destination of
the robot based on the command
- Activity 2 - AI Assistance Robot: Making the robot which
follows the command.
8 Make Your Own - Why Self-Driving Cars?
Self-Driving Car - How Does AI Make Them Smart?
- Activity 1 - Detecting Signs & Landmarks: Making a
program to detect signs using Machine Learning
- Activity 2 - Self Driving Robot: Making a robot which
identifies and follow the signs

Capstone Project for Robotics & AI Level 1

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Curriculum 3: Robotics and AI Level 2

# Lesson Name Topics & Activity Covered Image
1 Introduction to - How AI is making robots smart?
Robots & AI - Making a line following robot

2 Hand Controlled - Assembly of the robot

4-Wheel Robot - Activity: Making a gesture controlled robot which is
controlled with a human hand. It performs actions according
to hand position on the stage.

3 Automated Steering - Assembly of the robot

Robot - Activity 1: Understanding and making a program to control
the steering robot with PictoBlox
- Activity 2: Making a program to automate the parking of a
robot with steering

4 Pick and Place - Assembly of the robot

Vertical Robot - Learn the picking mechanism
- Activity: Making a pick and place robot which is controlled
with PictoBlox to move around and pick rectangular boxes.

5 Obstacle Avoidance - Assemble of the robot

Robot - Understanding the logic of obstacle avoiding robot
- Activity 1: Interfacing and programming ultrasonic sensor in
PictoBlox
- Activity 2: Interfacing and programming servo control in
PictoBlox
- Activity 3: Making a obstacle avoidance robot which stops
when an obstacle comes in front of it, check its surrounding
and move in an empty place
6 Advance Self - Assemble the robot
Driving Robot - Activity: Making a robot which follows line, detects obstacle
in path to stop using ultrasonic sensor and take decisions
using sign detection in PictoBlox

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7 IoT Enabled - Assemble the robot

Autonomous Pick - Activity 1: Making the robot automatically pick a box when a
and Place Robot box is placed in front of the robot.
- Activity 2: Making a robot which picks the box from one
position, place it automatically on the destination, reports the
number of box delivered on server and comes back to the
start position using line following

8 Autonomous Pizza - Assemble the robot

Delivery Robot - Activity 1: Detect the pizza using PictoBlox and grab it using
gripper
- Activity 2: Make a robot which detects pizza, grab it using
gripper, follows line until destination is reached, and delivers
the pizza

9 QR Scanner Based - Assemble the robot

Localization - Activity 1: Identifying and localizing the robot in PictoBlox
using QR code.
- Activity 2: Using localization make the robot move, pick the
box, and place it in the destination

Capstone Project for Robotics & AI Level 2

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Course 4: Learn Python with Quarky

● This course introduces kids to Python programming through numerous fun real-world
applications-based activities.
● Number of Activities: 16

Course 5: Python for Robotics with Quarky

● This course teaches kids about programming and controlling robots using Python through fun
real-world applications-based activities.
● Number of Activities: 16

Course 6: Advanced Python and AI with Quarky

● This course helps kids to gain an in-depth understanding of the advanced concepts of Python
programming through complex yet fun activities.
● Number of Activities: 16

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Modes of Learning
Self-Learning Mode: Quarky kits are accompanied by free courses that are self-paced by default. The
courses are curated by expert educators, in a lucid and comprehensive manner, so that kids can
program and build their projects from the comfort of their homes.

Grouped Tutor-led Mode: A paid plan of 12 live sessions by an expert educator teaching a group of
three to four kids. It opens the opportunity for kids to learn, build and engage with their peers.

Personalized Tutor-led Mode: This is a paid plan for an immersive learning experience covered over 12
live sessions where the learner gets the chance to code and create projects with the tutor on a 1-1
basis.
The expected duration of each of the courses is six weeks.

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