Base camp, King Ixtua’s Tomb

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ExploroBot

1. construction

   1. assemble all parts

   2. bot body and motors

   3. infrared sensor and neck

   4. intelligent brick

   5. rear-wheel assembly

   6. reinforcement strut

2. description

3. into the tunnel

   1. comment tool

   2. large motor block

   3. LOOP block

   4. motor encoder

   5. move steering block

   6. nested Loops

   7. WAIT block

4. issues

5. LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 software

6. limitations and constraints

7. LOOP block

8. Mindstorm

9. motor rotations measurement

10. move steering block

11. out of tunnel

    1. LOOP blocks

    2. move steering blocks

12. sketches

13. task list

14. WAIT block

GrabberBot

1. connectors

2. description

3. down the tunnel

   1. LOOP block

   2. medium motor block

   3. MOVE block

   4. move block controls

   5. move tank block

   6. parallel paths

   7. parallel process

   8. rotations and degrees

   9. test environment

   10. touch sensor

   11. WAIT block

4. elastic latch

5. Grabbber assembly

6. infrared sensor

7. Jaw open

8. Jaw shut

9. limitations and constraints

10. Mindstrom

11. sensor port

12. sketches

13. tank-tread motor

    1. 15-hole beams

    2. assembly

    3. components

    4. gear-wheel assembly

    5. nailhead axles

    6. reinforcing beams

    7. short pins

14. task list

15. touch sensor

Inside King Ixtua’s Tomb

1. Evan’s solutions

2. reception room sketch

3. Vine challenge

Jaw Cage mechanism

King Ixtua’s Library

1. burial chamber located

2. Max’s solution

3. scroll challenge

4. throne room

King Ixtua’s Throne Room

1. burial chamber

2. Evan’s solution

3. figures

4. final challenge

King Ixtua Tomb excavation

1. Evan’s solution

2. tunnel challenges

3. tunnel drawing

Kit organization

1. bottom tray

2. secure-fitting lid

3. top tray

LEGO Club user account

Online reference and support

1. blogs and forums

2. web sites

Photographs

1. background

2. depth of field

3. dust on the sensor

4. exposure

5. lighting

6. picture-taking strategy

Planning and design process

1. ExploroBot

   1. description

   2. limitations and constraints

   3. Mindstrom

   4. sketches

   5. tasklist

2. GrabberBot

   1. description

   2. limitations and constraints

   3. Mindstrom

   4. sketches

   5. task list

3. PushBot

   1. description

   2. limitations and constraints

   3. Mindstorm

   4. sketches

   5. task list

4. SnapShotBot

   1. description

   2. limitations and constraints

   3. Mindstorm

   4. sketches

   5. task list

5. StringBot

   1. description

   2. limitations and constraints

   3. Mindstrom

   4. sketches

   5. task list

PushBot

1. description

2. engineering

   1. difference between designing and explaining

   2. double gray connector

   3. mirror-image large motors

   4. prototypes and parts

   5. rear-wheel designs and constraints

   6. reinforcing frame

   7. stiffness II

   8. Touch Sensor

3. figurine jaw cage/medium motor mechanism

   1. bottom-axle sub-assembly

   2. five-hole beam

   3. L-beam

   4. L-beam with axle and gear

   5. medium motor mounted

   6. nailhead axle

   7. partially assembled parts

   8. pins and axles

   9. rounded gears

   10. sub-assembly

   11. with Color Sensor

4. final figurine

5. into position

   1. infrared sensor

   2. large motor block

   3. Loop block

   4. move steering block

6. limitations and constraints

7. main body and motors

   1. black connectors

   2. blue connectors

   3. reinforcing beam

8. Mindstorm

9. neck/infrared sensor frame assembly, caster wheel

   1. blue connectors

   2. bottom side

   3. five-hole beams

   4. gathering parts

   5. gray double connector

   6. middle gray connector

   7. three double connectors

10. sketches

11. task list

12. three figurines position

    1. Large Motor block

    2. LOOP block

    3. LOOP block

    4. Medium Motor block

    5. move steering block

Robot Commander app

1. pre-configured controls

2. testing

   1. design issues

   2. hardware design

3. user-configured control

SnapShotBot

1. angel crank

2. description

3. infrared sensor

4. Infrared sensor

5. large motor block

6. limitations and constraints

7. loop block

8. medium motor block

9. Mindstorm

10. move steering block

11. peg-leg

    1. camera frame

    2. camera trigger

    3. color sensor

    4. concept of stiffness

    5. corner reinforcements

    6. gear trade speed, power

    7. Gear Yoke

    8. hardpoints

    9. IR sensor

    10. testing

12. sketches

13. steering block

14. task list

15. test environment

16. wait block

StringBot

1. construction

   1. assemble all parts

   2. carrier and pebble

   3. intelligent brick

   4. left-side motor, guides and rubber wheel

   5. right-side motor clips

   6. right-side motor, IR Sensor

   7. string up

   8. wire assignments

2. description

3. limitations and constraints

4. LOOP block

5. Medium Motor block

6. Mindstrom

7. MOVE block

8. sketches

9. STOP block

10. STOP block

11. SWITCH block

12. task list

13. testing

14. WAIT block

15. WAIT block

Tomb door

Tomb reception area

1. challenges

2. Grace’s Solution

3. King’s library