1. ClawBot
Beginning Programing

2. Starting ROBOTC
Start menu
All programs
ROBOTC 4.X
ROBOTC for VEX 4.x

3. First Steps in ROBOTC (Always check this first when opening a program)
Platform Type ( you will have to make sure you have selected 2 options)
Robot
Platform Type – VEX Robotics – VEX 2.0 Cortex
Platform Type – Natural Language PLTW

4. VEX Cortex Download Method
Robot
VEX Cortex Communication Mode
USB only
Compiler Target
Physical Robot

5. Open Sample Program File Open Sample Program File – Save As PLTW
PLTW Template
File – Save As
Desktop
Click your name
Desktop – rename file and click save

6. Motor & Sensor Setup Menu
Click Icon for Motor Sensor Setup
Click Motor Tab (enter information for motors and type of motor – spelling matters)
In port 1 type lmotor check box reverse motors
In port 6 type claw
In port7 type arm
In port 10 type rmotor
Select Motor Type for all motors (VEX 393)
Ensure all wires are correctly inserted in Cortex
Black wires face the outside of cortex
Red and White wires face inside of cortex

7. Learning to Program Click the following link: Click Fundamentals
Click Fundamentals
Watch the following:
Intro to Programming
1. Programmer and Machine
2. Planning and Behaviors
3. ROBOTC Rules Part 1
4. ROBOTC Rules Part 2

8. Test Clawbot Program Copy and Paste in ROBOTC
On my teacher website copy and paste sample programs to test your robot.