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Tetrix FTC. Construct a ball collecting attachment - add a plastic plate
How to add a plastic plate to the FIRST Technical Challenge Robot build with Tetrix. The plastic plate is for collecting the balls. The plate should rotate and should be connected to the axle.
- #568
- 17 May 2017
EV3 Phi. Teacher's Note. Extend a construction by changing the plane of building
With the last few videos, we entered the math world. Why we do it and what to keep in mind
- #485
- 14 Apr 2017
FLL 2020: 10 out of 10 on how to accomplish the Boccia mission
This LEGO robotics video tutorial is a 10 out of 10 run of the one of the most complex missions at the FIRST LEGO League 2021 RePlay competition. As the mission has three parts we are measuring the success rate of each part of the mission. What you can learn from this tutorial is how to achieve three missions in a single run including line following and a lot of aligning
- #1756
- 01 Aug 2021
VEX IQ Crossover. Two degrees of freedom introduction
What is a single, and what is two degrees of freedom
- #555
- 22 Sep 2017
Tetrix FTC. Construct a ball collecting attachment - rotation axle
How to construct an axle with a plastic plate connected to this axle and make this plate rotate and collect balls.
- #567
- 11 May 2017
EV3 Phi. Teacher's note - Break at the End option in EV3-G for Mindstorms move block
Let's cover the break at end option and learn why there is no lesson about it to students.
- #409
- 17 Apr 2017
VEX EDR Intro. Declaring a loop and implementing a square with this loop
The previous tutorial showed you how to copy/paste instructions in RobotC. The current video will introduce you to loops.
- #339
- 13 Apr 2017
How an Active attachment accomplishes a mission with a lever. Demo with Gazon 2.0 Robot from LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor
In this video tutorial we demonstrate how the robot could accomplish the Power Switch mission. Power Switch consists of a cube with a lever and the lever should be rotate to 180 degrees. This mission model was very close to a FIRST LEGO League 2012 competition mission which was called - Oven. The robot, the attachment adn the mission model are built form a single LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor 51515 set and with the tutorial you will learn how to use an active attachment with 2 gear wheels to complete such missions.
- #1891
- 23 May 2022
FLL 2020: How to accomplish the Slide mission
This robotics video tutorial is about the FIRST LEGO League 2020 RePlay competition and how we accomplish the Slide mission with a LEGO Education SPIKE Prime robot. The goal of the Slide mission is to collect two LEGO Mini figures and bring them back to base. We are demonstrating a simple attachment that collects 2 figures placed in an add way. The whole attachment must bring one of the figures up and then back.
- #1746
- 29 Aug 2021
What are the indications that the Raspberry Pi controller has started?
We've just plugged in the power bank in the Raspberry Pi controller. Has it started? Is it doing something? Why is it not moving? Simply put the raspberry power a small red diode and it just emits light. Well, it's on, but it will do nothing else.
- #714
- 01 Feb 2018
Tetrix FTC. How to cut and prepare a pipe to store balls. Length and cap
In this robotics tutorial, we would discuss the length of the pipe and its dimensions. These are general considerations for every container on a FIRST Technical Challenge competition.
- #575
- 20 Jun 2017
Programming with one language with code ready. Robotics Game of Life.
The code is already ready. It is attached below the video. Let's see how the program works and what it does and how to use it.
- #250
- 14 Mar 2016
EV3 Phi. Task. Compare move Seconds and move Rotations
How far will the robot move for one second?
- #421
- 25 Apr 2017
Starting leJOS on Ubuntu Linux
Starting leJOS might be very problematic, since you need to install a few libraries and make some configurations. In this video tutorial I am showing a step-by-step guide on how you could install leJOS on your Ubuntu Linux. And it is quite easy.
- #19
- 26 Apr 2013
Animation of an 'Inertia triggered attachment' from LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor
This short animation demonstrates a really useful principle for FIRST LEGO League competition and this is how to use the Inertia of the robot to trigger an attachment that will do the work for us. It is very useful as we don't have to use the motors of the robot and we can afford to use the motors for other things.
- #1871
- 07 Apr 2022
FLL 2020: How to accomplish Cell Phone mission
The Cell Phone mission is part of the FIRST LEGO League 2020 RePlay competition. The goal of the mission is to flip the Cell Phone. In this video tutorial we use a LEGO Education SPIKE Prime robot to flip the cell phone. This mission is similar to the FLL 2017: How to accomplish Manhole Cover (08th) Mission in FIRST LEGO League 2017-2018.
- #1759
- 07 Sep 2021
Tetrix FTC. How to attach the ball storing pipe to the robot
Let's attach the ball storing pipe to the FTC robot. In previous tutorials, I've shown you the complete robot, but for this, I've removed the pipe and will show you how to attach it.
- #578
- 02 Jul 2017
Tetrix FTC. Cut a pipe to a specific length
In this tutorial, we record an example of how to cut the pipe to the desired length with a hacksaw. Cutting with a hacksaw is very common during FIRST Technical Challenge Preparation
- #580
- 24 Jun 2017
Tetrix Gamepads. Controlling the motors with two separate GamePad Sticks
In this tutorial, we are controlling the FTC Tetrix robot with the two sticks of the same GamePad. The left stick is for forward and backwards, while the right stick is for left and right.
- #517
- 21 Apr 2017
EV3 Phi. Teacher's note about a cup of water on the robot
How to place the cup on the robot so that the challenge is challenging.
- #405
- 10 Apr 2017
How to program the Mindstorms NXT robots to communicate over Bluetooth
We are showing the basics of communication between LEGO Mindstorms NXT Bricks using a Bluetooth connection. In the next few minutes we will build two programs - one for the master and one for the slave brick, while explaining the essentials for building such programs.
- #37
- 25 Aug 2013
Tetrix FTC. Tasks. Construct a rotation axle for collecting balls
Attach an axle to the front of the robot. Find a similar one, or modify the FTC Tetrix robot to accommodate the new axle.
- #569
- 14 May 2017
Teacher's Notes: Camera on wheels course section
How to approach that fun relief task.
- #428
- 20 Apr 2017
VEX EDR Intro. Task for moving in a polygon
The more advanced task is to more in a polygon. This would require calculating the degree of each of the turns and RobotC is a language in which you could implement this math calculation very easily.
- #341
- 15 Apr 2017
How a Grab attachment accomplishes a loops mission. Video tutorial with LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor
In this video tutorial we demonstrate a Grab attachment build from LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor 51515 set. The goal of the grab attachment is to accomplish the mission of bringing loops back to base without loosing or dropping them when returning. The principle of the grab attachment also demonstrates how to have a a locking mechanism. In this way there is not way to the loop to escape.
- #1908
- 10 Apr 2022