Overview
Tools:
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Screwdriver
- Nuts and bolts (12 and 25mm)
- 2 x Paper clips 32mm
Electronics options:
- Calliope mini
- 1 x 180deg micro servo
- 1 x jumper wires
- BBC Micro:Bit
- 1 x 180deg micro servo
- Jumper wires
- Arduino
- 1 x 180deg micro servo
- Jumper wires
Building time:
30 min
Difficulty:
Beginner
This little robot head is a great beginner project – very easy to build with minimal hardware yet brings a lot of fun and coding concepts adaptable for young and older students.
This project is powered by Calliope mini
Connections
Micro servo 180 degree is connected to P0,VCC,GND pins on Calliope mini board
Building manual
Design plan
Download design plan:
Lesson ideas
Sleepybot
Robot sneezes with slow jaw movement but when loud noise is detected it gets crazy and claps his mouth fast
Hungrybot
Food for the robot is detected with Calliope mini light sensor and magnetometer. If only light sensor is activated – BAD FOOD, if light sensor and magnetometer is activated – GOOD FOOD
Guarding the treasure
Hungrybot sits in a cage built with grill sticks and some kind of treasure locked inside. You have to take out the treasure and not shake the cage otherwise Hungrybot gets crazy.
Manual control
Have fun with manual control using built-in A and B buttons
