Build a robot that solves a ball maze
You will program a robot to solve a ball maze in various ways.
Games are fun, and it is therefore no surprise that there is already a huge market for games. Why not use robots as a new type of game platform?
Note that several groups can take turns programming the same robot.
Construct the robot as shown in the image. Place the ball on the little platform in the corner of the maze.
Install the Fable Face app on a smartphone and connect it wirelessly to a dongle.
Program the robot to solve the ball maze by making it move the two motors through a sequence of angles. The game is over when the ball falls into a hole. You get 5 points for the first hole, 10 for the second, and 15 for the third hole. Make the ball roll as quickly and steadily as possible through the maze.
Experiment with the program and the robot to make it solve the ball maze in other ways.
- Control the module remotely using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
- Control the module remotely using the accelerometer, which can be read on a smartphone with the Fable Face app.
- Control the module remotely using another joint module.