Having fun with tilt sensors, LEDs, googly eyes and lots of stickers 😊

These tilt-activated LEDs are made by kids at two schools in Delft. I used a larger piece of wood this time, which made it easier for kids to reliably connect the tilt switch with the tape in the circuit.

I used my old #LEGO plates again this week ( I played with them when I was a kid) to make funny #microbit robot cars with kids during workshops in Leiden and Rijswijk. These robot cars with their characters always make me smile 🥰

#microbit #LEGO walking robot with an animated mouth.

The 🤖 talks by making a funny sound and when you scare the 🤖 by making a loud sound it walks backwards (or at least tries to) and has a startled face 😮

Lots of coding options with MakeCode, from simple to pretty advanced.

#microbit spirograph drawing machine

Making all kinds of drawings by changing the position of the LEGO beams and/or the pen. I also changed the ratio between the speed of the two continuous #geekservos using code. And I made simple spirals using a 270 degrees position servo.

Kids enjoyed making their own #LEGO controllers for #Scratch games today. After connecting their controller to a #microbit they had a lot of fun playing Flappy bird and Pong and sending messages in Morse code.

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🐥Nobots and baby robots 👶

Some cute #geekservo robots made this week by kids during my workshops. Powered by the #microbit . Making these robots is a fun way to learn about 270 degrees position servos.

Cool drawings made by one of the girls who participated in my 'Creative with code and LEGO' workshop today.

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Kids made cool dancers this afternoon during my 'Creative with code and LEGO' workshop in Leiden.

#microbit #geekservos #simpleservoboard
#MakeCode #LEGO

#LEGO Wobblebots, powered by the #microbit

I went to three schools in Delft to make wobblebots. You can see some cool ones made by kids in this YouTube video:

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Having fun with #LEGO rubber band cars 😀

Kids made some cool tilt-activated LEDs today. I decided not to use a paper towel roll, like I showed in an earlier tweet, but to use a piece of wood instead. Worked pretty well, although getting the tilt switch to reliably connect with the tape in the circuit can be a challenge.

🖍️Looking for a fun simple project for kids who are new to the #microbit ? They can turn a few pieces of LEGO and a geekservo into a simple drawing machine that's easy to code with MakeCode for the micro:bit.

Looking for a way to display numbers like 22, 55 and 73 on the #microbit screen without scrolling?

You can add the WhaleySans Font extension to your Microsoft MakeCode projects, an idea from David Whale (micro:bit wizard).

See it in action in this YT video of a CBBC escape room: youtu.be/4ZinH3tybVU

#Lego wobblebots powered by the #microbit

Made by kids during one of my Creative with tech workshops at a school in Delft.

Zondag te zien op het TECH-festival in het Museon: mijn waarzeggers, kietelrobotjes, happende monsters, dansers, nee-bots, skaters, tekenrobot, basketbalspel, draak, mini-zonnestelsel en meer. Allemaal gemaakt met #LEGO , servomotortjes en de #microbit .

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🤖 Funny #microbit robot performing some tasks 🤖

The LEGO figure behind the handlebar is made by Thijs and Otis during one of my micro:bit/LEGO workshops.

I'm using the Wukong board of ELECFREAKS for four servomotors and the Game controller of Kitronik as remote control.

💡Tilt-activated LED💡

Turning a paper towel roll into a tilt lamp turns out to be pretty easy with a cheap tilt switch (SW-520D) and woven conductive tape of pimoroni.

I hope kids aged 6 to 11 will be able to make this. Maybe I need to help the young ones with the battery.

#microbit wobblebots

I finally found a way to make these funny creatures with a large group of kids. (My wooden version wasn't reusable and the LEGO Spike hub is too expensive.)

#LEGO frames and #geekservos don't always align correctly, but here it works fine using two gears.