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This page documents activities that use one or more Vorpal Hexapods. We are continually adding to this list. Feel free to suggest your own ideas and we will consider including them on this page with credit to the person who suggested them. We will even give Vorpal Hexapod t-shirts to a random selection of contributors! (USA shipping only at the present.) Send your suggested activities to activities@vorpalrobotics.com
 
This page documents activities that use one or more Vorpal Hexapods. We are continually adding to this list. Feel free to suggest your own ideas and we will consider including them on this page with credit to the person who suggested them. We will even give Vorpal Hexapod t-shirts to a random selection of contributors! (USA shipping only at the present.) Send your suggested activities to activities@vorpalrobotics.com
  
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The activities in this section only require the Vorpal Hexapod and Gamepad, and sometimes common household items. After building the robot and gamepad and doing some tests, you should first become familiar with the gamepad functions. Although there are sixty different motions built in to the gamepad, they are organized in a way that makes them fairly easy to learn. Once you have learned the basics, these simple activities will help you learn how to rapidly switch between different leg motions to solve problems!
 
The activities in this section only require the Vorpal Hexapod and Gamepad, and sometimes common household items. After building the robot and gamepad and doing some tests, you should first become familiar with the gamepad functions. Although there are sixty different motions built in to the gamepad, they are organized in a way that makes them fairly easy to learn. Once you have learned the basics, these simple activities will help you learn how to rapidly switch between different leg motions to solve problems!
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Revision as of 21:47, 7 January 2018

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Introduction

This page documents activities that use one or more Vorpal Hexapods. We are continually adding to this list. Feel free to suggest your own ideas and we will consider including them on this page with credit to the person who suggested them. We will even give Vorpal Hexapod t-shirts to a random selection of contributors! (USA shipping only at the present.) Send your suggested activities to activities@vorpalrobotics.com

Activities that Do Not Require Accessories or ScratchX Programming

The activities in this section only require the Vorpal Hexapod and Gamepad, and sometimes common household items. After building the robot and gamepad and doing some tests, you should first become familiar with the gamepad functions. Although there are sixty different motions built in to the gamepad, they are organized in a way that makes them fairly easy to learn. Once you have learned the basics, these simple activities will help you learn how to rapidly switch between different leg motions to solve problems!

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Race

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Obstacle Course

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Manual Dance Contest

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Recorded Dance Contest

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Engineering Concept: Repeatability

Activities That Require ScratchX Programming

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Programmed Dance Contest

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Create a New Move

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Climb the Mountain

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Autonomous Navigation

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Hexapod Artist

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Hexapod Musician

Activities that Require Accessories

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Fidget Spinner Challenge

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Joust

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Capture the Flag

Vorpal Hexapod Activity: Search and Rescue


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