PIC microcontroller is a very useful and powerful tool; it's also simple to set up.

Step 1: An IDE to develop in (PIKlab)

We need to install Qt and KDE libraries in the base Ubuntu install by using:

Sudo apt-get install libqt3-mt, and

Sudo apt-get install kdelibs.

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Make sure you need to have these components:

• Sound sampler,
• 6 geared motors,
• 2 speakers,
• Picaxe 28,
• 4 AA batteries,
• SRF05, and
• Microphone.

As you can see, the speaker and microphone was placing underneath the robot. The speaker works as beep and make click-sounds to the beat, while the microphone function as input and sound measurer cum recorder.