The Scribbler is a small, low-cost fully programmable intelligent robot with multiple sensor systems. It is capable of interacting with its environment. It is capable of auto navigation.

The Scribbler is a combined effort of three companies: Parallax Inc.

Parallax, Inc. (company)

Parallax Inc. is a privately held company in Rocklin, California. Parallax Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells BASIC Stamp microcontrollers, Propeller microcontrollers, microcontroller accessories Parallax Inc. is a privately held company in Rocklin, California. Parallax Inc. designs,...

; Element Products Inc.; and Bueno Systems Inc. As of May 2010, the Scribbler retails for around $100 USD.

A newer version of the Scribbler, Scribbler 2, has come out in the forth quarter of 2010.

The Scribbler has a built in BASIC Stamp

BASIC Stamp

The BASIC Stamp is a microcontroller with a small, specialized BASIC interpreter built into ROM. It is made by Parallax, Inc. and has been popular with electronics hobbyists since the early 1990s because of its low threshold of learning and ease of use due to its simple to understand BASIC...

 2 microcontroller brain. For inputting sensory information, the Scribbler has three photoresistor light sensors, infrared emitter, and infrared detector. Additional add-ons can be bought to give the robot more capabilities through the serial port. For example, a bluetooth emitter/receiver or a wireless card can be bought to interface with the robot.

The Scribbler can be programmed through any BASIC Stamp Editor program, or through a GUI-style interface, provided on Parallax's website. This uses different "command tiles" to control the motors and sensors. Using a Myro library, you can also program the Scribbler in Python

Python (programming language)

Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...

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The Scribbler is presently used by many teachers for educational purposes. For example, Institute for Personal Robots in Education

Institute for Personal Robots in Education

Institute for Personal Robots in Education was initiated by a $1 million grant from Microsoft Research to Bryn Mawr College and the Georgia Institute of Technology and announced in July 2006. IPRE is designing introductory computer science curricula centered around a Personal Robot...

(IPRE) has developed extensive educational materials using the Scribbler.