A simulation to facilitate teaching the basics of robotics and microcontrollers. Topics covered include colour sensors, ultrasonic sensors, line-following and maze-solving.
These setup instructions should work on Windows 10, macOS and many Linux distributions.
- Install VSCode
- Download the files from this repository and unzip:
- Open the robot-challenge folder in VSCode (File -> Open Folder)
- Open the Extensions tab (Ctrl-Shift-X or Cmd-Shift-X) and install the Live Server extension
- Open the Explorer tab (Ctrl-Shift-E or Cmd-Shift-E) and right-click on index.html.
- Click on 'Open with Live Server'
- Go to http://127.0.0.1:5500 in your browser (Chrome/Chromium-based browser will work best).
- Press 'p' to pause/unpause and select level
- Press 'r' to restart the level
- Press 'c' to switch between third person view or free cam
- Use the arrow keys, wasd or ijkl to control the car manually.
- Add code to control the car autonomously inside the
js/Micro.jsfile.
The three.js library was used to create the simulation environment, so if you're interested in creating something similar or modifying this code, check out these resources:
The three.js examples page has examples covering a wide range of features in three.js so it's always a great first place to look.
There's also a useful links page.