Design and construct a car and program it to travel in a straight line until it hits a wall. Once it hits the wall, program the car to reverse direction and continue until it hits another wall at which point it stops.
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Tip: What sensors can be used to detect collisions between objects?
Resources
- Lesson plan: Things that go bump – NXT + NXT-G (PDF)
- Lesson plan: Things that go bump – RCX + ROBOLAB (PDF)
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