4-1. Very Useful Monster – RalfE / Level 1

WHAT WILL YOU MAKE?

Meet Ralf-E

It’s your Robotic Assistant for Learning the FUNdamentals of Electronics! Make your own animatronic character that responds to your voice and music; experiment with sensor inputs to make a room alarm sentry; code simple AI to interact with certain motion or movements; turn your little creature into a mini-monster theremin and create your own music!

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Learn the basic concepts of MakeCode using the micro:bit BBC. Begin with connecting the micro:bit to your computer and getting familiar with the board itself and the interface by using simple code experiments to start. Next, we’ll introduce you to the Makey:bit, an extension board for the micro:bit that allows you to easily hook-up and use the pins for the micro:bit to connect servos and more. All of these combine together with our awesome Monster Body stand, which fits nicely on your desktop and allows easy access to all of the back connections on the Makey:bit. The 3D printed stand features Glow-in-the-Dark filament for the eyes, with a special pop-out for your final monster builds servo and eye-gears.