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Program Review: 50cm Challenge

The program shown below is a sample solution to the 50cm Mini-Challenge from Moving Forward 3.

Review the program below.

Program Review: Gripper Control

The program shown below is a sample solution to the Gripper Control Mini-Challenge from Moving Forward 4.
It assumes that the robot starts out with its arm raised all the way up, and that the object is placed 20cm away from the robot.

Hover on any block in the program to view a detailed explanation.

1_Forward_Block Moves the robot forward 1 rotation at 50% power. Drives the robot to the object.

2_MoveMotor_Blah Turns the Motor at Port 10 (Robot Arm) for -315 degrees. Lowers the Robot Arm onto the object, assuming the arm was raised all the way up in the beginning.

3_MoveMotor_Blah Turns the Motor at Port 11 (Gripper) for 10 degrees. Closes the gripper to grab the object.

Program Review: Cargo Transport

The program shown below is a sample solution to the Cargo Transport Mini-Challenge
from Moving Forward 4.
It assumes the robot arm starts in the down position with the claws open wide.

Hover on any block in the program to view a detailed explanation.

1_MoveMotor_closeGripper Turns the Motor at Port 11 (Gripper) for 10 degrees. Closes the gripper to grab the object, assuming the object is initially placed in the robot's gripper.

2_MoveMotor_raise arm Turns the Motor at Port 10 (Robot Arm) for 315 degrees. Raises the Robot Arm with the object to begin carrying it to the goal.

3_Forward_Block Moves the robot forward 1.5 rotation (approx. 30cm) at 50% power. The robot drives 30cm forward to bring object to the drop off area.

4_MoveMotor_lowerArm Turns the Motor at Port 10 (Robot Arm) for -315 degrees. Lowers the Robot Arm to set the object down.

5_MoveMotor_Blah Turns the Motor at Port 11 (Gripper) for -10 degrees. Opens the gripper to drop the object.

6_Backward_Block Moves the robot backward 1.5 rotation (approx. 30cm) at 50% power. The robot drives back to the starting point.