Robotics Merit Badge
Post date: Feb 26, 2018 11:29:56 PM
Welcome to the Robotics merit badge information page. During this merit badge we will explore general capabilities of robots, build and program robot and hold a competition between 2 to 3 teams.
Tasks
Read through the BSA Robotics pamphlet and workbook/notebook.
Read up on the general capabilities of robots and the instructions for building a robot. Chapter 1 in the SumoBot Manual and then pages 11-24 in the StampWorks Manual will help you get started understanding the programming.
Work completed at campout
Choose a task to complete for (notebook pages 5,6,7,8 & 9)
Task can be
Robot that stays inside the ring
Robot the tracks and follows objects
A full SumoBot
Robots that follows a black line
Notebook page 5 (pseudo code)
Draw a flow chart of how the control program works
Notebook page 6 (software code)
Include the software code and comment on what each section is doing
Notebook page 7 (code modifications)
Note and change you can make to the code to have the robot perform better
Notebook page 8 (final design)
Note any change you made to the design to improve the operation of the robot or of a subsystem such and the line sensor or IR detection
Notebook page 9 (potential for improvements)
Make notes for any future improvements that still can be done
Summarize the work above in Req 5
Research online and complete Req 6b & 7
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