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Artbotheadquartersmissionchallenge Step4
Artbotheadquartersmissionchallenge Step4
Mission Challenge
Step5:CreateSensorInput
Problem:
Yourrobotbaseneedsasensorthatcantakeininformationfromtheworldsothe
robotcanrespondtoit.
Solution:
Workwithanengineeringpartnerto:
Step1selectarobotdesigntheme,sketchaprototype,andidentify
yourbasematerials.
Step2learnhowtoprogramtheroboticsmicrocontroller.
Step3addmovementtotherobotbase
Step4useasensortocontrolarobotoutput1
decidewhichoutputwillworkwhenasensorcollectsinput2
decidewhichsensoryouwilluse
securelyattachsensortherobotbase
confirmthatthesensorcanreceiveinputfromtheworld
programsensortocollectinputthatrunsthechosenoutput
testsensorandoutput(motororlight)
improve,asneeded
Step5improvedesignforMakerFairepresentation.
Output=anactionmadebytherobot,includingmotormovement,lightsturningonandoff,and
soundsplaying
Input=informationgatheredbyasensorfromtheworld,includingmovementnearby,achangein
light,asoundoccurring,orachangeintemperature