Cutebot-Item Grabbing Car
Contents
21.1. Cutebot-Item Grabbing Car#
Purpose#
Use a cutebot smart car with mechanical claws to create a car with the ability to grab items.
Materials#
1 × ELECFREAKS Mechanical Catch
1 x Joystick:bit V2
Assembly#
The installation steps of mechanical claw:#
Connection methods:#
Connect the mechanical claw to the S1 interface of the Cutebot car.
Software#
Program#
Add extensions#
Click “Advanced” in the drawer of MakeCode to see more choices.
For programming, we need to add a package. Click “Extensions” at the bottom of the drawer and then search Cutebot in the dialogue box to download it.
For programming, we need to add a package. Click “Extensions” at the bottom of the drawer and then search Joystick:bit V2 in the dialogue box to download it.
Note: If you get a warning indicating some packages will be removed because of incompatibility issues, you can follow the prompts or create a new project in the menu.
Program#
Cutebot#
Link: https://makecode.microbit.org/_H4MdUR2yChCp
You can also download the program directly from the following webpage.
Remote control#
Link: https://makecode.microbit.org/_6fy3K4Xctdgz
You can also download the program directly from the following webpage.
Result#
If the moving direction of the car is controlled by the joystick, press the C/D button of the remote control to control the opening and grasping of the mechanical claw.