Task 3 Q&E
1) What was the most challenging stage in building your NXT robot? Why?
The most challenging part for me was when me and Leo were connecting the cables to the motors and sensors. It was a bit hard to tell which cable to use so, we just used a meter stick to figure it out. Building the secong part of the robot was also challenging because some of the pieces were hard to put on.
2) What was your initial experience been like in learning how to program the NXT Robot?
On the first day of programming while trying to update the firmware of the NXT brick, we ran into a problem known as "The Clicking Brick Syndrome". Its a problem that occurs that might result from a corrupted firmware to a simple unfinished update. We tried a couple of different ways but, they failed. One solution could have been tried but, the computers at school are not allowed to to some actions. A few days later, the school technician was able to fix the robots up and we were able to start to actually program it.
The video tutorials were a great help because in the video, they explained things well and, it was easy to follow.
My overall experience with the programming is very good. The software is easy to understand and, the robot doesn't need complicated procedures to have the program downloaded to it.
3) Obstacle Task 1- comment on your experience so far with programming your NXT Robot to navigate through the obstacle course - What has worked? What has been challenging?
Programming the robot to go through the obstacle course has been going good so far. Though there may be a few mistakes on where it is placed and an error in programming, fixing it is relatively easy. While programming the robot to go through the course, we found out on how to make the robot turn smoothly and continuously and, use the display and make a sound when its done. The challenging part of this is having your robot actually go through the course. Tiny errors such as the wrong units (ex. Making your robot run 2 rotations instead of seconds) could mess things up but like I said, they're easy to fix. The placement and the angle of how you place it on the starting line could also make your robot bump into things but, all you need to do is try it again in a different position.
4) Now that you have some experience with the NXT Robot - What is your goal for the rest of the module- what would you like your NXT robot to accomplish
What I would like to accomplish is make the robot do things more smoothly compared to now and, also make it do different things on command.
1) What was the most challenging stage in building your NXT robot? Why?
The most challenging part for me was when me and Leo were connecting the cables to the motors and sensors. It was a bit hard to tell which cable to use so, we just used a meter stick to figure it out. Building the secong part of the robot was also challenging because some of the pieces were hard to put on.
2) What was your initial experience been like in learning how to program the NXT Robot?
On the first day of programming while trying to update the firmware of the NXT brick, we ran into a problem known as "The Clicking Brick Syndrome". Its a problem that occurs that might result from a corrupted firmware to a simple unfinished update. We tried a couple of different ways but, they failed. One solution could have been tried but, the computers at school are not allowed to to some actions. A few days later, the school technician was able to fix the robots up and we were able to start to actually program it.
The video tutorials were a great help because in the video, they explained things well and, it was easy to follow.
My overall experience with the programming is very good. The software is easy to understand and, the robot doesn't need complicated procedures to have the program downloaded to it.
3) Obstacle Task 1- comment on your experience so far with programming your NXT Robot to navigate through the obstacle course - What has worked? What has been challenging?
Programming the robot to go through the obstacle course has been going good so far. Though there may be a few mistakes on where it is placed and an error in programming, fixing it is relatively easy. While programming the robot to go through the course, we found out on how to make the robot turn smoothly and continuously and, use the display and make a sound when its done. The challenging part of this is having your robot actually go through the course. Tiny errors such as the wrong units (ex. Making your robot run 2 rotations instead of seconds) could mess things up but like I said, they're easy to fix. The placement and the angle of how you place it on the starting line could also make your robot bump into things but, all you need to do is try it again in a different position.
4) Now that you have some experience with the NXT Robot - What is your goal for the rest of the module- what would you like your NXT robot to accomplish
What I would like to accomplish is make the robot do things more smoothly compared to now and, also make it do different things on command.