StructureBOT
These activities are designed for the StructureBOT (ME-7029).
Grade Level: College • High School
Subject: Engineering
Activities
01) Build the StructureBOT
This activity has detailed directions for assembling the StructureBOT (ME-7029).
02) Move the StructureBOT
Using PASCO Capstone or SPARKvue Blockly software, program the StructureBOT to move forward and backward.
03) Create a Blockly Function for the StructureBOT
Create a Blockly function that moves the StructureBOT forward or backward a specified distance.
04) Turn the StructureBOT
Learn how to make the StructureBOT turn left and right by 90 degrees, pivoting about the center of the bot.
05) StructureBOT Goes to a Point and Returns
The StructureBOT is programmed to go to a point by using the moveADistance and Turn Right functions made in previous activities. Then the bot returns to the original point in a straight line. The Turn_Left_Right function (which turns the bot through 90 degrees) is modified to turn the bot through any angle.
06) StructureBOT Navigates through a Maze
The StructureBot is programmed to navigate through a maze using the turnLeft, turnRight, and moveADistance Blockly functions that students have created in previous activities.
07) StructureBOT Turns in a Circle
Rather than turning a sharp corner, the StructureBOT is programmed to to turn in a circle of a specified radius and with a specified direction and speed.
08) StructureBOT with Front-Wheel Steering
This StructureBOT is driven by a stepper motor on one of the rear wheels and steered by a servo motor attached to the caster wheel in front.
09) StructureBOT Gripper Control
The StructureBOT is programmed to grip objects, pick them up and carry them to a new location, and set them down.
10) Introduction to the //control.Node
This activity explores all the features of the //control.Node in preparation for performing sense and control experiments with the Motorized Drawbridge, StructureBOT, and Motorized Crane.
11) Introduction to Stepper Motors
This activity explores the control of stepper motors using a //control.Node in preparation for performing sense and control experiments with the Motorized Drawbridge, the StructureBOT, and Motorized Crane.
12) Introduction to Servo Motors
This activity explores the control of servo motors using a //control.Node in preparation for performing sense and control experiments with the StructureBOT and Motorized Crane.
13) Introduction to Structures
This activity explores how parts of the PASCO Structures are assembled.
