CHAPTER 8StringBot—Program It
The StringBot is a unique little bot. When you ask someone to describe a robot, my guess is that he or she will probably have a mental picture of a wheeled robot or a bot with legs. Our StringBot has neither—it's going to move along a string. But whether your bot has wheels, legs, or some other method for moving, it has to be programmed properly to accomplish its desired tasks. The StringBot needs to move along a string, successfully drop a small object into a jar, then return to you. This chapter will show you how to make that happen.
Get Familiar with the Blocks
In Chapter 4, you used the MOVE, WAIT, and LOOP programming blocks to get the ExploroBot to complete its task. For the StringBot, you're going to use ...
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