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RoboPad on Windows Pc

Developed By: bq

License: Free

Rating: 4,6/5 - 43 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 5.1
Size 9.2 MB
Release Date July 07, 17
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Added the location permission, needed now to search for near Bluetooth devices. If this permission is not accepted you will be able to connect to paired robots... [see more]

Description from Developer:
RoboPad lets you control your robot with a mobile phone or tablet!

Currently you can control the PrintBots Renacuajo, Beetle and Evolution, but lots of friends will be joining th... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download RoboPad and install on Windows PC. RoboPad is free Education app, developed by bq. Latest version of RoboPad is 5.1, was released on 2017-07-07 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of RoboPad is 4,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 43 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 34 users had rated it 1*.

How to install RoboPad on Windows?

Instruction on how to install RoboPad on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install RoboPad on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install RoboPad using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "RoboPad" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install RoboPad on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "RoboPad" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 5.1.

Download RoboPad 5.1 on Windows PC – 9.2 MB

RoboPad lets you control your robot with a mobile phone or tablet!

Currently you can control the PrintBots Renacuajo, Beetle and Evolution, but lots of friends will be joining them soon!

RoboPad uses Bluetooth to connect to the microcontroller board of the robot and then... let the fun begin!

In the web DIWO of bq, you can find all the information on mounting the 'Renacuajo' and the other PrintBots:
http://diwo.bq.com/en/tag/printbot-en/

You can also download the Arduino code necessary to control your PrintBot with RoboPad here:
http://diwo.bq.com/en/robopad-3/

Place your Renacuajo over a black line and activate the line-follower mode to let the Renacuajo follow the black line automatically. You can also make your Evolution robot avoid obstacles by itself.
The Beetle's movements can be also controlled by the amount of light in the light-avoider mode. For example, cover the left light sensor to turn left, or cover both sensors to stop the Beetle.

Remember to connect the Bluetooth module to the pins of the microcontroller board as follows:

TXD - pin 0
RXD - pin 1
VCC - 5V
GND - GND

You can see a schematic of the connections at any time by clicking on the icon of the robot.

Available languages: English, French and Spanish.

The location permission is needed in order to search for near Bluetooth devices. You can only connect to paired robots if the permission is not accepted.

If you have any question or suggestion you can contact us by sending an email to diy@bq.com, Andy and Anita will be happy to answer you.
Added the location permission, needed now to search for near Bluetooth devices. If this permission is not accepted you will be able to connect to paired robots only.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.