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junkbots 3 - bring it all together

Junkbots session 3: Move the robot but now there are rocks in the way.  This is the last of three posts - Introduction and sequence - Loops and just having fun - This one: Making decisions and bringing it all together. What is the Junkbots project The Junkbots project has been running for a number of years as an initiative to bring sustainability, computing and engineering together by building bots out of junk; details of the project can be found at.  https://junkbots.blogspot.com/  . Junkbots is an extension of the Research into the teaching problem-solving going on at the University of Northampton please feel to visit  https://computingnorthampton.blogspot.com/2019/01/problem-solving-research-outputs-and.html  for more details.   What are we going to do? ·         Play with a Scratch robot on the screen! ·         Build on the routines from the previous session. ·    ...

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Build yourself a Crumble Junkbot Over the last eight years I have been working (off and on) on a project, junkbots ( http://junkbots.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/introduction.html... Junkbots two - move the robot CLOSE session 2: Move the robot but now there is a rock in the way. from  Junkbots two - move the robot by  Scott Turner What is the Junkbot... A series of Cool Videos from "Make with Me" I came across a series of very cool videos from a YouTubber "Make with Me", that fit very well with the ethos of the Junkbots proj... Junkbots: Move the robot 3 MINUTE READ Junkbots session 1: Move the robot from  Junkbots: Move the robot by  Scott Turner What is the Junkbots project The Junkbots p... Controlling a junkbot with a Micro:bit A new direction has been developed for the junkbot project ( http://junkbots.blogspot.co.uk/ ) ; previously Raspberry Pis have been used to... Junk Eggbot This is a two-part series on a new Junkbots project. In this part bui...