Project Name: Maze Runner
Controlled by: Remote Control
Programming Difficulty: Medium
Construction Difficulty: Medium
General Comment. A good alternative to Maze-runner coded. 

Rules FOR STUDENTS

​You must use:
-1 NXT or EV brick
-2 motors

You must:
Build a robot that can be remote controlled around a maze as quickly as possible. 

Tips For students

Tip: Cars with two wheels will turn better. 
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

You'll need some sort of maze! I got years and years of use out of this simple one. 
​Grading option: The quicker the time, the better the grade.
​If you are timing each robot, make a copy of this Google Sheet to help you score 
The video below shows a student controlling their robot with a makey-makey. (Only really suitable if remote controlling from a computer, not a tablet)

SAMPLE  COMMANDER CONTROL

Open App and use arrows to "create and command"

Click on any "+" symbol

Scroll to find and add vertical slider

Place slider on left then click another "+"

Place next to other slider. (Take note of which motor they each control)

Click red SPANNER (bottom right) then connect via bluetooth (bottom left)

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

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Classroom Tips

Score Sheets

Project Ideas