Lesson 7–8

CHARLIE

Today we will build a robot named CHARLIE

and program it for a real music battle!

Let’s start with the assembly, of course.

Choose the appropriate robot from the main screen
(Figure 1).

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Figure 1

Charlie is built in four steps. Split up into teams and

complete these steps.
You can disregard the proposed code because we are only
interested in the assembly (Figure 2).

Figure 2

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The result should be this robot (Figure 3):

Figure 3

Next, load extra activities and build drums using the Drum
Solo instruction (Figure 4).
Now that the robot has a musical instrument, try to run the
code from the last activity.
Check out how it works (Figure 5).

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Figure 4

Figure 5

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You should also add a color sensor to the robot.

You need the following parts for this (Figure 6):

Figure 6

Let’s build the mounting base (Figures 7 and 8).

Figure 7

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Figure 8

Attach it to the robot’s head (Figure 9).

Figure 9

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Connect the color sensor to the C port (Figure 10).

And fix the wires on its back so that they do not interfere
(Figure 11).

Figure 10

Figure 11

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Let’s program the robot so that it plays different tunes

depending on the color captured by the color sensor.
You will act as a conductor who helps the robot to play
the concert.

Create a new project (Figure 12).

Figure 12

The first step after starting the program is to calibrate the

robot’s motors.

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You already know which block is responsible for this.

The main thing is not to confuse which robot you need to
calibrate (Figure 13).

Figure 13

Let’s specify motor for movement (Figure 14).

Figure 14

It is most likely that you have already seen how the

Charlie playing drums is implemented. There is a special
block for this: play drums for.
Place this block after the calibration.
The first value is responsible for the duration of playing
drums in seconds. The second one is responsible for the
number of hits per minute. Play around with the values to
see how this works (Figure 15).
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Figure 15

Now let’s bind this block to the color sensor event. Let
this rhythm play if the robot sees green (Figure 16).

Figure 16

Besides, you can bind some animations to color recogni-

tion (Figure 17).

Figure 17

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As well as sounds (Figure 18).

Figure 18

Or movements (Figure 19).

Figure 19

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Create different combinations of musical parts, move-

ments, and animations for different colors. Get creative
with this task and think beforehand about what the robot’s
concert should be.
Next, each team should have their robots perform. Use col-
ored parts to tell the robot what to play.

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Charlie

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