Thames & Kosmos BEETLE, Experiment Manual

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PROGRAMMING
MANUALLY CONTROLLING
THE SPY BOT
Test out the app’s remote control
capabilities with this cute little robot.
Drive it around your house directly with
the remote control mode on the app.
And here’s a cool idea: You can place a
second smartphone or small tablet in
the holder on the front of its body, and
then use the device’s built-in video
camera to record what the robot “sees.”
You could even stream it back to
another computer via a video chat
program.
Motor 1 moves the robot forward or
backward and Motor 2 turns the robot
around.
In this way, this cute robot can become
a stealthy spy bot or a remote
expedition bot.
CHARTING A COURSE
Draw a floor plan of your home or classroom here and then draw a route for your spy bot to follow. Can you use
the remote controls to follow the route the entire way?
Position the
smartphone
or small
tablet here.
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Spy Bot