Students will be guided through the next step of improving their “Tiko Bot.” The teacher will first show how two push buttons and a motor driver can be used to control Tiko’s tail movement.
Then, step-by-step, the children will connect the two push button modules and the motor driver to the motor. When one button is pressed, Tiko’s tail moves up, and when the other button is pressed, Tiko’s tail moves down.
This lesson introduces the concept of controlling Tiko Bot’s tail movement using push button modules. It demonstrates how buttons can be used to control the direction of a motor in a robot.
In this activity, the Tiko Bot’s tail is connected to a motor through a motor driver and two push button modules. When one button is pressed, Tiko’s tail moves up, and when the other button is pressed, Tiko’s tail moves down, showing how buttons can control robot movement.
Through this activity, you will explore:
Basic understanding of push buttons as control switches
How a motor driver controls motor direction
How buttons can control robot movement
To build the button controlled Tiko Bot, the following materials are used:
Tiko Bot model
Bo Motor
Motor Driver
Two Push Button Modules
Battery
Wires
To watch how the Tiko Bot works using a push buttons, click the link below.