Thursday, December 19, 2019

Bitbot

The first thing we are going to tackle is the Lava Palava line following challenge.

To get going quickly, we started by using a Micro:bit bit:bot robot. This has line following sensors built in so we could test our code quickly.

We found some example code on this website:
http://www.multiwingspan.co.uk/micro.php?page=botline

  
We had to make a few modifications to the code and we were very pleased with the result. 

Here is some footage of our code running on the the bitbot:





Pretty good right? 
Now we have to modify the code so it works for our Raspberry Pi based robot.








Monday, December 16, 2019

TechnoFire


Hello, we are TechnoFire, a group of year 8 students from Graveney School in South West London. We have entered the Piwars robotic competition with our hopes on improving our technology skills.


We have already built our prototype robot which we can control using a PS3 controller. This blog will document our progress as we complete the rest of the challenges.

The members of our group:

  •  Ariel 
  •  Ikram
  •  Siththaram
  •  Ollie
  • Tiago


Hi, I'm Ariel, I started technology in year 7, I was amazed at how a 3D printer worked and eventually I took an interest in everything in technology. I am also the team leader.

Hi, I'm Siththaram I began technology in year 7 and completed all sorts of different projects that includes: graphics, textiles and product design. I entered Pi wars with my friends as I thought this was a great opportunity to improve my technology skills.

Hi, I'm Tiago and like Siththaram and Ariel, I also started in year 7. I like doing woodwork, graphics and other forms of technology.With this team, I think we'll do well in  Piwars and hopefully come back to school with something good to say.

Hi, I'm Ollie I started tech half way through year 7. I have little experience with coding and would like to improve my coding skills and I think Piwars will be a great way to do this.

Hello, I'm Ikram I began in year 8. I enjoy programming, woodwork and textiles. I entered Piwars because I saw a robot at the schools open evening and was amazed at how creative the students in Graveney were. 
   


Lava Palava preparation

We have been coding the robot to follow a line for the lava palava challenge. In this challenge, your robot has to follow a line autonomous...