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BlocklyProp Robotics with the ActivityBot 360°

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  • BlocklyProp Robotics with the ActivityBot 360°
    41
    • 1.1
      Build the ActivityBot 360°
    • 1.2
      Hardware Check
    • 1.3
      Step 1 – Prepare Wheels
    • 1.4
      Step 2 – Prepare Chassis
    • 1.5
      Step 3 – Prepare Servos
    • 1.6
      Step 4 – Mount Right Servo
    • 1.7
      Step 5 – Mount Left Servo
    • 1.8
      Step 6 – Mount Battery Pack
    • 1.9
      Step 7 – Mount Tail Wheel
    • 1.10
      Step 8 – Mount Drive Wheels
    • 1.11
      Step 9 – Mount the Activity Board WX
    • 1.12
      Electrical Connections
    • 1.13
      Software and Coding Check
    • 1.14
      ActivityBot 360° Circuits
    • 1.15
      Power & Connect Circuits
    • 1.16
      Blink Lights
    • 1.17
      Make a Beep
    • 1.18
      Navigation Basics
    • 1.19
      Feedback 360° Servo Test
    • 1.20
      Feedback 360° Encoder Calibration
    • 1.21
      Driving Distances
    • 1.22
      Driving Speeds
    • 1.23
      Taking Turns
    • 1.24
      Acceleration & Speed Limits
    • 1.25
      Navigate by Touch
    • 1.26
      Build the Whisker Switches
    • 1.27
      Test the Whisker Switches
    • 1.28
      Whisker-Wheel Response
    • 1.29
      Roaming with Whiskers
    • 1.30
      Navigate by Ultrasound
    • 1.31
      Build & Test the Ping))) Sensor Circuit
    • 1.32
      Roaming with Ultrasound
    • 1.33
      Maintain Distance with Ultrasound
    • 1.34
      Navigate by Visible Light
    • 1.35
      Build the Light Sensor Circuits
    • 1.36
      Make the Light Measurements Useful
    • 1.37
      Roaming with Light Sensors
    • 1.38
      Navigate by Infrared Flashlights
    • 1.39
      Build the IR Sensor Circuits
    • 1.40
      Test the IR Sensor Circuits
    • 1.41
      Roaming with Infrared Flashlights

Navigate by Touch

Detect Obstacles by Bumping into Them

Whisker sensors allow your robot to detect obstacles by bumping into them.  When the robot’s whisker bumps into an object, it makes an electrical connection between the whisker and a circuit on the breadboard.  In this lesson, you will program your robot’s Propeller microcontroller to detect those contacts and make the robot avoid obstacles.

  • Watch the YouTube video above to see navigation with whiskers in action.
  • Follow the link below to get started.
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