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Corrugated Plastic or wood, 5" x 10"
3-6V Gearbox DC Motors with Wheels and leadwires
Velcro
AA Batteries x 4
Optional:
Neopixel Strip
Ultrasonic sensor
Short socket--->Pin wires
Half breadboard
Tools:
Hot Glue Gun
Drill
Assembly Procedure:
Hot Glue motors in place on bottom
Hot Glue Caster wheel in place on bottom
Velcro Battery Pack on bottom over wheels
Velcro Robotics Board with Microbit on top or use standoffs
Connect battery pack wires
Connect Motors to Motor 1 and Motor 2 connections
BOTTOM VIEW:
TOP VIEW:
Version 1: Replace Lightbot circuit board with ElecFreaks Motorbit and Microbit:
Back of Motor-Bit:
These pinouts can be useful for interfacing Pictoblox AI with the robots, to create voice-controlled robots,etc.- see https://sites.google.com/aceraschool.org/mrjonathansengineering/ai-projects/ai-with-pictoblox
Version 2: Wood Chassis, added distance sensor and Neopixels:
MakeCode Extensions:
ElecFreaks MotorBit. (for motor control)
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MakerBit ( for ultrasonic distance sensor)
Neopixels ( for Neopixel programmable LEDs)
Huskylens ( for Huskylens AI camera)
Note:
Note:
6V Battery Pack-----> +,- inputs
6V Battery Pack-----> +,- inputs
Motor wiring---->MOTOR 1, MOTOR 2
Load motor test code below
If either motor turns the wrong direction, reverse the red and black wires
If either motor turns the wrong direction, reverse the red and black wires
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