Automation, Robotics, and AI (Artificial Intelligence) technological fields are impacting today’s society at an accelerated rate. Mobile Robot Development platforms allow educators, engineers, and makers the ability to explore these technologies with low overhead and tremendous community support. In this introductory class, a variety of Mobile Robot Development platforms will be discussed. The hands-on laboratory session will introduce the Parallax Arduino BOE Shield Bot through a series of coding examples and circuit interfacing control of typical LEDs.