Made by: Rachel Hsin
v02.18.2024
EXAMPLE IDEAS
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Task Helpers
Client Focused
Intermediate
Think Like an Engineer:
How can you make sure that your identifying method doesn’t interfere with your pickup method?
Obstacle sensor
Trash Sorter
Trash Measurer
TRASH IDENTIFIER
Design a robot that can identify what is trash and what is not — and then dispose of the trash only.
Think Like a Environmentalist:
What are different properties you can use identify trash? Size? Shape? Material? Color?
BUILD IT!
CODE IT!
CHALLENGE YOURSELF
Try identifying the trash then sorting it!
Attach a small gear to the motor.
Attach a stand for the claw.
Attach a larger gear to add more torque to the claw.
Attach the claw to the large gear.
“Gear down” by attaching a small gear on your motor to a large gear for more torque in your claw.
Code for the Trash Measurer
This code uses variables and the distance sensor to measure how long a piece of trash is. See if you can follow the code to figure out how it works!