Robotics Merit Badge
Post date: Feb 3, 2015 1:37:34 AM
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 located at the bottom of this announcement.
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
Req 1,2, 3 and parts of 4 (notebook pages 1,2,3,4)
Req 1 add 1 more hazard
Req 3 needs you to find some pictures of the different fields of robotics
Final code from campout posted below, you can install the Editor software below to view and edit this code.
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
Robotics merit badge resources
Robotics MB book (see link below)