Python Conference APAC 2024

The robots are coming
2024-10-25 , Workshop Class #1
Language: English

The robots are coming... in this fun hands-on session we will use wheeled robots based on the popular BBC Micro:bit microcontroller and programmed using MicroPython. We will learn how to navigate, how to avoid obstacles and how to follow a line


Introducing MicroPython - a variant of Python for microcontrollers
Introducing the BBC Micro:bit and the robots
Getting the robot to follow a sequence of steps
How to avoid obstacles
How to follow a line

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