Making Simple Robots, 2nd Edition

press block. (The little brass-colored face at the top of the micro:bit is

the logo touch sensor.) If you’re using the original version, use the “on

button [A] pressed” input block instead

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• For this hexapod design, the servo doesn’t have to move far to swing

the legs back and forth. The exact distance to set the servo to move

will depend on your model. To test it out, start by setting the servo

to swing to 70 degrees (a little to the left of neutral) and then to 110

degrees (a little to the right of neutral).

• Add a pause of 1 second (1000 ms) after each movement of the

servo. Then place a repeat block around this stack of c ...