43. Case 39:The Mechanical Crab#

43.1. Introduction#

Build a mechanical crab with the Nezha Inventor’s Kit.

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43.2. Quick to Start#


Materials Required#

Nezha Inventor’s Kit

Assembly#


Components List

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Build it as the assembly steps suggest:

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We can see that the construction is completed as shown in the following figure:

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Connection Diagram#

Connect the Ultrasonic Sensor to J1 and the motor to M1 on Nezha Breakout Board.

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43.3. MakeCode Programming#


Step 1#

Click “Advanced” in the MakeCode drawer to see more choices.

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For programming the Ultrasonic Sensor, we need to add a package. Search with “PlanetX” in the dialogue box and click to download it.

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For programming Nezha Breakout Board, we need to add a package. Search with “Nezha” in the dialogue box and click to download it.

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Notice: If you met a tip indicating that some codebases would be deleted due to incompatibility, you may continue as the tips say or create a new project in the menu.

Step 2#

Code as the picture suggests#

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Reference#

Link: https://makecode.microbit.org/_09MCJLLdTYcr

You may also download it directly:


Result#

After powering on, if the crab sees an approaching object ahead, it will crawl towards sideways.

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