🤖🚗 11. Introduction to Open Roberta Lab

🌐 Step 1: Finding Open Roberta Lab:

• 🖥️ Go Online: Use your favourite device and open a web browser like Chrome or Safari.
• 🔍 Type the Address: Click on the address bar at the top, where you usually see “http://”, and type “Open Roberta Lab” then press ‘Enter’.

🧭 Step 2: Exploring Open Roberta Lab:

• 🖱️ Open the Site: Look for the Open Roberta Lab in the search results and click on it to open the page.
• 💻 Choose Your System: On the Open Roberta Lab page, look for a section called ‘Choose your system’ and select ‘Open Roberta sim’.

🧩 Step 3: Learning About Blocks:

• 🔍 Discover Blocks: You will see different types of blocks like actions, sensors, controls, and more.

• 🤖 Action Blocks: Used to make your robot do things.
• 🎛️ Sensor Blocks: Help your robot sense or feel things around it.
• 🧠 Control Blocks: Like the brain commands the robot when to do things.
• ➕ Logic, Math, Text, Colour, and Variable Blocks: Special blocks to make your robot smarter, talk, choose colors, and remember things.

🛠️ Step 4: Creating Your First Program

• 🖱️ Click on ‘Actions’: Find the ‘Actions’ block and click on it.
• ⚙️ Choose an Action: Select an action like ‘drive’ to tell your robot what to do.
• ➕ Add Other Blocks: Experiment by adding sensor, control, and other blocks to make your robot do cool things.

▶️ Click ‘Run’: Once you’re happy with your blocks, find and click the ‘Run’ button to see your robot move!

💾 Step 6: Saving Your Work

• 🚪 Log In: To save your program, you’ll need to log in. If you don’t have an account, ask a grown-up to help you create one.

• 💾 Save Your Program: After logging in, look for an ‘Edit’ or ‘Save’ option to keep your work safe.

🎉 Final Step: Celebrate!

🏆 You Did It! Congratulations, you’ve just used Open Roberta Lab to make your first robot program. Keep playing and learning to make even cooler robot moves!

🤖💖 Remember, experimenting and making mistakes is a big part of learning, so don’t worry if everything doesn’t work the first time. Have fun exploring and creating with Open Roberta Lab!