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25 Things to do with Sphero.
25 Things to do with Sphero.
maze
parkour course
race track
light show
sound maker
talking sphero
Tilt mode on sphero bolt
use slingshot mode
use sphero mini
use BB-8
do a maze in block programmer
make code
drive the spheros with the joystick feature
make patterns with led board
knock down mini blowing pins
coding a maze
coding the sphero to make a shape
make a light parade with a lot of spheros
do jumps
tie something to sphero
code the sphero to dance
make it go all the way down the hall and back
race against friends
Tag with a friend
make noises
My I am alone for this project
The material I needed for this project is a Sphero Bolt, I-Pad, and maze.
The goal for the project is to complete a maze while controlling sphero with tilt mode
Unique things about my project is that I use tilt mode. So where ever I move the I-pad, the sphero goes.
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Day 1
On day 1, while experimenting with the bolt spero, I realized that there was a mode that you could control the Bolt by tilting the I-Pad.
One idea I had was I could run a maze with the bolt, while controlling it in tilt mode.
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Day 2
On day 2, I attempted a maze layed out with tape. I used a sphero bolt in tilt mode to drive thru the maze. It takes a lot of attempts to get the maze right because you can't make precise movements like you can in normal drive mode.
These three pictures shows the activated tilt mode pictures.
There are 4 circles all around a bigger circle. The smaller ones move around the bigger circle depending on how the I-Pad is being held/tilted.
Using sphero and a I-Pad, I created a maze run thru. I did this because tilt mode is different from the regular joystick mover mode. I wanted my project to revolve around a challenge being solved with tilt mode.
During this process, I learned how to drive to drive a sphero. I also learned that there are about 6 different ways to control the sphero. Three of the different controls are scream mode, sling shot, and tilt mode.
The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to Innovative Designer because I solved the problem-getting thru a maze- with different technologies like Sphero and a I-Pad.
A challenge I overcame on this project was learning how to use the tilt mode. I was able to do it by practicing. I was also able to control tilt mode a little bit easier by leveling the I-Pad on the ground to stabilize it. In the end, I also lowered the speed during the maze to limit the movement at once.
Given a chance to do this again, I would change the speed set to the robot. The reason why I would change it is because during tilt mode controlling, it was very hard to do it with a very high speed. I think if I changed the speed, the sphero would have gone slower and more controlled.
Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing. My project connects to the Engineering Design CTE program at Hastings High School. My project connects to careers that send in robots to natural disasters and problems that need robots.
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