Micro:bit & Robotics - Week 7 (tri 2)
- Julia Toczyska
- Apr 9, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 21, 2024
During todays lecture we were introduced to micro:bit! A small, programmable microcontroller board. It features LEDs, buttons, sensors, and GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) pins. The micro:bit is powered by a microcontroller chip, which is what executes the code written by users and interacts with the board's components.
Types of micro:bit
The Micro:bit with sound comes with a built-in speaker or audio output, enabling users to generate sound effects and music directly from the board itself. This provides more opportunities for projects with sound effects, music playback, or interactive audio feedback, where as the original Micro:bit needs external components for sound-related projects. Pretty neat!
Examples of Micro:bit in use!
Micro:bits can have a range of different uses, however, I found dancing robots to be my favourite. In the video below, the creators used the micro:bit's radio function to enable wireless communication between micro:bit devices over short distances, allowing the robots to dance in sync.
My experience with miceo:bit!
During this lecture, we had a chance to experiment with micro:bit ourselves. We had a look at drawing robots which... didn't exactly work as planned. Apart from the rescuing of robots from throwing themselves 'off a cliff' I'd say it was really fun!
Micro:bits as cars!
We tried to make our little artists race... here's a small video of it! Didin't go exactly as planned, but I must say Micro:bits work quite well as racing cars for LPS.
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