Maker Lab Kids
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The 2WD robot

The club's first robot: two wheels, the TB6612 shield, and block programs. It all works from a phone, and it all works with no internet once the page has loaded. The club's main robot is now the 4WD mecanum robot.

Workshop Connect to your robot. Drive it, watch its sensors, build block programs, and calibrate it. Open → Lessons 15 club sessions with goals, sample programs, and what to do when it goes wrong. Browse → Maze Lab A maze simulator with six built-in lessons. No robot required — copy the program out when it works. Experiment →

All 15 lessons

  1. 01. Robot or Not?
  2. 02. Driving & the Remote
  3. 03. What the Robot Can Feel
  4. 04. Every Robot Is Different
  5. 05. Your First Program
  6. 06. Doing It Again
  7. 07. Making Decisions
  8. 08. Following the Line
  9. 09. Avoiding & Seeking
  10. 10. The Maze Race
  11. 11. Getting Off the Line
  12. 12. When Sensors Lie
  13. 13. Two Robots, One Room
  14. 14. Design Your Own Behaviour
  15. 15. Show & Tell

Before club night

Setting up a robot — naming it, flashing it, checking every sensor, and calibrating it, in the order that avoids surprises.

The cheat sheet — every command the robot understands, on one page meant to be printed and taped to the table.