Project Name: Balloon Battles
Controlled by: Remote Control
Construction Difficulty: Medium
General Comment. Adrenalin will pump in this one
Controlled by: Remote Control
Construction Difficulty: Medium
General Comment. Adrenalin will pump in this one
Rules FOR STUDENTS
You must use:
-1 NXT or EV brick
-3 motors
You must:
Build a robot that can pop another robot's balloon, before yours gets popped!
Tips For students
Tip: Cars with two wheels will turn easier.
Tip: Cars that use gears will go faster. A big gear on the motor and a small gear on the wheel will make the wheel turn faster. To use gears, the wheel's axel can't go through the motor's hole.
TEACHER INFO
Grading option: The more balloons you pop, the better your score
If you are recording random wins, make a copy of this Google Sheet to help you score
If you just want to count how many wins each team has use this Google Sheet
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Additional Equipment needed
Balloons and wooden skewers, tooth-picks or something similar to pierce balloons.
Remote Controlling?
Please note. It seems as though the Commander App is no longer available in the app store. You should still be able to control it via the arrow keys through the older "icon-based" computer versions (no longer available for Apple). The original PC version can be downloaded from this web site
I found a PC and Mobile controller (NOT Apple) that may work here
Or another one from Google Play (NOT Apple) that may work here
Balloons and wooden skewers, tooth-picks or something similar to pierce balloons.
Remote Controlling?
Please note. It seems as though the Commander App is no longer available in the app store. You should still be able to control it via the arrow keys through the older "icon-based" computer versions (no longer available for Apple). The original PC version can be downloaded from this web site
I found a PC and Mobile controller (NOT Apple) that may work here
Or another one from Google Play (NOT Apple) that may work here
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It is possible to connect a Play Station controller to the EV3 hub, but it is a complicated process. One of your brightest students might like to complete this challenge!
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If you can remote control from a PC, you might want to spice things up with a Makey-Makey!
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SAMPLE COMMANDER CONTROL (No longer available to download)
Open App and use arrows to "create and command"
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Click on any "+" symbol
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Scroll to find and add vertical slider
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Place slider on left then click another "+"
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Place next to other slider. (Take note of which motor they each control)
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Click red SPANNER (bottom right) then connect via bluetooth (bottom left)
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Please note, you will have to make sure your bluetooth turned on, on your tablet/phone AND on the EV brick.
Under the 'spanner' tab make sure the ticks are on for Bluetooth and iPhone/iPad/iPod
Under the 'spanner' tab make sure the ticks are on for Bluetooth and iPhone/iPad/iPod