Elementary Robotics

Pro-Bot can be used to introduce the use of sensors in robotics. Pro-Bot has the following sensors:

Touch

Front Bumper - detects a press of the button on the front bumper

Rear Bumper - detects a press of the button on the rear bumper

Light  

Dark - detects when its environment becomes dark

Light - detects when its environment becomes light

Sound

Sound - detects a short sharp sound such as a hand clap or short yell

Using the Sensors

Sensors must be turned on in order for Pro-Bot to respond to them.

1. To turn the sensors on or off, press Menu.
2. Choose Sensors and press Menu to see the Sensor meny which shows each sensor state.
3. Use the down arrow key to select the sensor you would like to change.
4. Press Menu to change the sensor's state. Pro-Bot toggles the sensor from Off to On or from On to Off and returns you to the Main program.

Programming the Sensor Procedures

1. Press the Menu key and scroll down to <New Proc> and press Menu again.
2. Scroll down the list to Procedures 33 - 37 are special procedures automatically executed when sensor is triggered. Press Menu to select desired Sensor procedure.
   1.  33 FRONT: Run when the front touch sensor is triggered.
   2. 34 REAR: Run when the rear touch sensor is triggered.
   3. 35 DARK: Run when the light sensor goes from light to dark.
   4. 36 LIGHT: Run when the light sensor goes from dark to light.
   5. 37 SOUND: Run when the sound sensor is triggered.
3. Enter code for the selected procedure.
4. Press Menu to return to the main screen.