
TestBed Build
Our next project is to build a machine based on the instructions bestowed upon us. The goal of this project is to be able to listen to instructions and master the VEX vocabulary words. For example, all our past projects have been all creative because there weren't specific instructions about what you should get or what you should do. It was all up to us to build with whatever we had. Now, it was our turn to listen and follow instructions.

Here are some examples of our programming for the Test Bed Build!
This is the programming for making the Green LED Light blink 5 times. It seems pretty long for such a little thing right? Well for programming, you need to be very specific about your instructions because the robot doesn't know anything. For example, instead of just saying TurnOn and TurnOff commands, you need to add in wait commands so it knows how long to blink and when to blink.

Next up, this is the programming for making the motors spin one way and the other one another way. If you take a look at the picture above, the two wheels turn opposite directions because of how they are connected. In order to make them turn a certain way, you need to add positives and negative numbers. For example, lets say the right wheel turns to the right if we put a positive number and the left wheel turns to the left if we put a positive number. That means that in order to get both wheels to turn the same way, you need to put a negative on any of the wheels to get it to turn the opposite direction.
