Basic Robotic Programming

Bump Sensor This is how the robot senses touch Bump Sensor This is how the robot senses touch. You can tell/program the robot to do something if it is bumped.

Bump Sensor Program Each student in the group should do the program on the next slide. Erase the program when finished so the next student is able to program the robot themselves. Enter the program on the next slide and observe what the robot does when its bump sensor is touched. Now program it to do something else when its bump sensor is touched.

Microphone This is a sensor robots use to hear Microphone This is a sensor robots use to hear. You can tell/program a robot to do something if it hears a certain sound.

Microphone Program Each student in the group should do the program on the next slide. Erase the program when finished so the next student is able to program the robot themselves. Go to a quiet area of the classroom (ask permission first). Enter the program on the next slide and observe what the robot does when the robot hears something. Reprogram the robot so it will do something else when it hears something.

Ultrasonic Sensor: Helps the robot to “see” by sensing distance Ultrasonic Sensor: Helps the robot to “see” by sensing distance. The robot has an ultrasonic emitter that produces an ultrasonic sound that humans can’t hear. That sound bounces, or echoes, off objects and is picked up by the ultrasonic sensor. By measuring how long it takes for the sound to emit and bounce back to the sensor, the robot can tell how far it is from something.

Ultrasonic Sensor Programming Each student in the group should do the program on the next slide. Erase the program when finished so the next student is able to program the robot themselves. Enter the program on the next slide and observe what the robot does when the robot sees something. Reprogram the robot so it will do something else when it sees something.

Light Sensor Robots can use several sensors to “see Light Sensor Robots can use several sensors to “see.” A light sensor uses an LED to shine light on an object. A light sensor then measures how much of the LED’s light is reflected. You can then tell/program the robot what to do if it sees something dim or bright.

Light Sensor Program Each student in the group should do the program on the next slide. Erase the program when finished so the next student is able to program the robot themselves. Enter the program on the next slide and observe what the robot does when sensing light and dark. Ask the teacher for a line that the robot can follow. Work together as a group for the next one. Can your group reprogram the robot so it will do something else when it sees something light and or dark?

Experimental Programming Now that you are familiar with the robot, its sensors and programming, what else can you program the robot to do? You may work as a group or taking turns to experiment and program the robot to do other tasks.