The focus in Unit 2 is learning all about robot senses and how robots respond to touch interaction. Learners are introduced to touch sensors and expand the block library with When Touch, When Bump, and Wait Blocks. Practice and showcase coding skills by building a TrafficBot and Touchbot.
Unit Lessons & Projects
Lesson 2.1 | Light Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Lesson 2.2 | Using Root’s Bump Sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Lesson 2.3 | Editing Root’s Bump Sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Project 2.1 | Traffic Bot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Lesson 2.4 | When Touch Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Lesson 2.5 | Editing the When Touch Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Project 2.2 | Build a Touchbot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
iRobot Coding Apps
Root Robots
Create Robots
Learning Library
Curriculum
Case Studies
Unit 2: Robot Senses