Learn to Program With the Sphero Robot
This course will teach you how to program and control the Sphero robot.
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Nov 8, 2014
Duration
2h 22m
Table of contents
Meet the Sphero Robot
Course Introduction
4m
Meet the Sphero
5m
Inductive Charging and Bluetooth
4m
The Nubby - Easy On, Easy Off
2m
Ordering and Setting Up the Sphero
3m
Connecting the Sphero to Your iPhone or Android Device
6m
Manually Controlling Your Sphero
2m
Programming the Sphero
Sphero Resources
3m
Introduction to Macros and MacroLab
3m
Creating Your First Macro
3m
Requirements and User Stories
3m
Acceptance Criteria and Test-Driven Development
3m
Satisfying the First Requirement
3m
Satisfying the Second and Third Requirements
3m
All Requirements Are Satisfied
4m
Using Percentages for Speed
Introducing Percentages
4m
Calculating Distance
4m
Collecting Distance Data
4m
Momentum Throws Math Off
4m
Distance Calculations
3m
More Math and Checking Our Work
3m
Drawing Shapes
Defining Requirements of the Square
3m
Drawing a Square Exercise
5m
Addressing Deficiencies
4m
Further Improvements to the squareTest Macro
3m
Triangle Exercise Solution and Summary
2m
Experimenting With Colors
Mixing Colors Using Red, Green, and Blue
3m
Colors Are Numbers
4m
Converting Between Different Numbering Systems
4m
Demonstrations of Using Windows Calculator to Convert Numbers
4m
Converting Numbers Using Pencil and Paper
3m
Converting Larger Numbers
3m
Using Hexadecimal Color Codes to Set RGB Values
4m
Specifying RGB Values in Our Macro
3m
Final Exercise and Summary
2m
Introduction to orbBasic
Description
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Nov 8, 2014
Duration
2h 22m
Description
This course introduces the Sphero, a ball-shaped robot that can be controlled and programmed via a smartphone or tablet. Students will create programs that allow the Sphero to move in certain ways and light up. Mathematical concepts will be introduced, like compass heading calculations, distance as a function of velocity over time, and percentages.
About the author
About the author
Robert Mangold is an engineer who loves gadgets and coding. He writes software for a living, specializing in user interfaces, but also enjoys exercising his electrical engineering degree and fiddling with hardware and robotics.