Zero to Hero in Vex Robotics

Explore how a two-wheeled platform and arm are controlled by motors to move straight, turn by degrees, lift, and operate a grabbing element, while introducing time-based commands.

Create and save a motor setup for Robot C, then configure four motors with motor and sensors tool, assign ports 1, 10, 6, 7, select VEX 393, and set reversal.

Move the robot forward by number of centimeters using a C function that sets motor power and run time in milliseconds with an int cm input to achieve exact distance.

Turn the robot by exact degrees using a new turn function, save the forward program, test 90-degree left turns, and ensure the degrees input is used inside the function.

Develop a turn right function, balance motor power for symmetric turns, and test two 45-degree moves; add breaks to reduce gliding and note motor differences before the arm lift lesson.

Learn to move the robot arm up and down with the arm motor, test both directions, and tune arm movement up to 50 degrees while considering gravity and a delay.

Design and test a motor-driven grabbing claw with an open boolean input to open or close, control degrees and power, lift a bottle, and stop all motors.

Navigate a 65 by 65 cm box-to-box course through gates, submit an initial algorithm with annotated code and dimensions report, and record times for iterative improvement.

Master turning and path optimization as the robot navigates around a bottle to finish in a box, with notebook measurements, code visuals, and reflective improvement ideas.

Configure the motors and sensors for the VEX robotics setup, including left and right motors, claw and arm motors, line trackers, a potentiometer, touch sensor, and ultrasonic sensors.

measure distance with an ultrasonic sensor, stop at a set distance, and control motors with a while loop and if/else inside a forever loop.

Use distance feedback to control the robot's approach to a box, accelerating from afar and braking as it nears, via a loop using the distance sensor to set motor speed.

Learn to use a touch sensor to toggle a distance-finding program on a VEX robot, implementing an on/off boolean, a forever loop, and motor control to start and stop.

Learn a zig zag line-following method using a line tracker, a threshold, and motor control to steer left when on the line and right when off, in a forever loop.

Build a zig zag line-following function for vex robotics by tuning threshold, power, and ratio to drive both motors smoothly in a forever loop.

Learn to build a proportional line follower that turns based on sensor error, using a threshold and a proportional constant to smoothly track the line and adjust motor powers.

Conduct a line following assessment on a tape course five centimeters thick over five to six metres with varied bends, using a line follower and reporting time improvements.

Code robot obstacle avoidance to reach the finish line from 80 cm, using while loops, if-then, or functions, and compare diverse, well-documented solutions across shapes and walls.

Guide a vex robotics robot to approach a can. Use a proportional line follower, grab with the claw, lift the arm, and deposit it in a bin with ultrasonic sensing.

Learn to drive along a line to a can, close the claw, lift the arm, and deposit the can in the bin, using a start button function and touch/ultrasonic sensors.

Learn to invert line-following for reverse motion, fine-tune motor power and thresholds, and program the robot to grab a can, carry it to a bin, and drive back.

Learn to program a VEX robot to scan its environment with an ultrasonic sensor, detect objects, spin the two-motor chassis, and use the claw to pick up targets.

Solve the final assessment by integrating the scan for object and pick up algorithm with line-following. After pickup, locate and follow the line to the box, drop off the object.