Students will learn about a variety of robotic machinery and electronic parts, get to grips with the fundamentals of block-based programming, and develop their logical thinking and design skills.
One of the most tricky things is connecting to the mBot. Bluetooth sometimes is tricky. Here are some hints:
Only couple one PC with one mBot. This prevents confusion when choosing the "right" mBot for your personal setup.
You need to couple the PC first to the mBot bluetooth, only then search for it within mBlock.
Sometimes USB connection does not work, check in PC settings if driver is install correctly. If not, try a different USB port which need not have a "wrong" driver applied and then choses the newest one.
On the Mac do not look for the Bluetooth connection but rather connect through "serial" and look out for something like "Makeblock-Eletspp"...
Train the mentors on how to solve those issues.
Note down the mac addresses of the mBot and place a sticky paper underneath the each mBot with the mac address. That helps you to know which mBot is which in case of confusion