- Review Battlebot building and competition rules.
- Battlebot Resources – this page has all the info you need for success!
Month: May 2026
5-21-26
We continue our work with Arduino to get ready for Battlebots:
- adding servos for movement.
- programming servos.
- we will build some basic robots with a cardboard bases.
What does each team need:
-two servos with one wheel each
-wires
-your kit
Click here to access Arduino Cloud and login the same way you did in the last class.
Click here for sample code and diagram. Please do not edit the sample code or circuit.
Bridges – assemble the latest versions.
5-20-26
- Let’s plan Battlebots! Click here to take a survey to get the conversation started.
2. To remote control your Bluetooth Battlebot. you and/or your partner will need to download and install the free Dabble app on your phone.
You may have to download the Dabble app at home in order to have access to a signal.
3. Please visit the Battlebot page for more sample code and circuit diagrams.
5-19-26
Today we get to begin our SPEEEEEEEED course in Battlebots and Arduino.
Part 1 of class: Arduino
-what is it?
-who has used it?
Find a partner and grab:
1. a plastic box and put inside the box:
2. an Arduino
3. an LED
4. a blue cable
5. a resistor
6. a breadboard
7. three wires
On your computer:
1. You or your partner should login to Arduino Cloud
2. click on this link for your first program
3. you and your partner will build this circuit in real life and we will upload your code together!
Part 2: Bridges
5-18-26
Period 4:
Campus scale model: Ryan’s building is done and printed! Let’s talk about:
-building size
-filament color
Bridges: build up your bridge so that we can test them this week!
Period 5: Battlebot Update – it’s happening!
Thanks to JP, Dez, Indigo and Zeke for their work on protoypese for the remote controlled robot. They did a TON of programming and testing for us to reach the conclusion that…we can’t pull it off easily.
WHY? Mostly due to power issues. This setup required a TON of power and burned through batteries.
Plan B is for Bluetooth: This is what I have done in class before and it worked well.
What’s different this year? The school took away your access to WIFI which made the Bluetooth setup harder but not impossible.
To remote control your Bluetooth Battlebot. you and/or your partner will need to download and install the free Dabble app on your phone.
You may have to download the Dabble app at home in order to have access to a signal.
5-15-26
2. Leveling up your Sensor robot – click here. Add a swiveling sensor.
4. Next -add a Joystick to your Ultrasonic Robot.
Jordan and Tristan – follow this link for you individual work today
Project Remote Control:
Arduino Uno and Breadboard
5-14-26
Bridges Assemble!
1. assemble your bridge.
2. write your name on your bridge with a Sharpie.
Tristan – two more parts done
Adler – will be printed tonight
Hugo – deck plate printed
3d campus model
1. Poster is ready! Measure your building on the map to scale measurements DOWN.
2. Logan & Tristan – measure the Field House
3. Continue work on your buildings in Tinkercad.
5-13-26
5-12-26
Bridges Assemble!
1. assemble your bridge.
2. write your name on your bridge with a Sharpie.
3d campus model
1. I’m picking up our base model poster this afternoon.
2. building roll- call: who has which building?
3. Continue work on your buildings in Tinkercad.
5-11-26
Period 5:
2. Leveling up your Sensor robot – click here. Add a swiveling sensor.
Period 4:
Today, I want to return our focus to your 3d printed bridges.
Let’s get them testing ready which means:
1. assembled OR
2. revised bridge designs sent for a reprint.
Once your bridge is done and assembled OR resubmitted for printing you can return to the 3d Model of the Campus.