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TurtleBots is [[Activities/Turtle_Art | TurtleBlocks]] with some robot [[Activities/TurtleArt/Plugins | plugins]]: Butiá, Lego NxT, Lego WeDo, FollowMe  
 
TurtleBots is [[Activities/Turtle_Art | TurtleBlocks]] with some robot [[Activities/TurtleArt/Plugins | plugins]]: Butiá, Lego NxT, Lego WeDo, FollowMe  
  
[http://activities.sugarlabs.org//en-US/sugar/addon/4434 Download TurtleBots]
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[http://activities.sugarlabs.org//en-US/sugar/addon/4434 Download TurtleBots for Sugar]
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[http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/files/package/ Download TurtleBots for other platforms]
  
 
Support for this activity is provided by the developer at butia@fing.edu.uy
 
Support for this activity is provided by the developer at butia@fing.edu.uy
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Project Butiá aims to create a simple and inexpensive platform to enable students from public high schools, in coordination with teachers and inspectors of Secondary Education, to learn the programming of robots' behavior.  
 
Project Butiá aims to create a simple and inexpensive platform to enable students from public high schools, in coordination with teachers and inspectors of Secondary Education, to learn the programming of robots' behavior.  
  
[[File:Butia.jpg]]
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[[File:Butia.jpg]] [[File:Butia18.jpg|235px]]
  
 
The Butia team is located in Uruguay, detailed documentation exists in the Spanish language:
 
The Butia team is located in Uruguay, detailed documentation exists in the Spanish language:
  
 
[http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/ Project Butia Homepage (in Spanish)]
 
[http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/ Project Butia Homepage (in Spanish)]
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[http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Main_page_(English) Project Butia Homepage (in English)]
  
 
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/butiarobot/sets/ Flickr Photostream]
 
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/butiarobot/sets/ Flickr Photostream]
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The XO laptop sits on a baseplate which also has [http://www.robotis.com/xe/dynamixel_en 2 motors], [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Kit_de_sensores sensors] and a [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Pack_de_bater%C3%ADas battery pack].
 
The XO laptop sits on a baseplate which also has [http://www.robotis.com/xe/dynamixel_en 2 motors], [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Kit_de_sensores sensors] and a [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Pack_de_bater%C3%ADas battery pack].
The motors and sensors interface to the XO through a small PCB, either an [http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega Arduino Mega] and [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Construccion_shield_v1.0 shield] or a [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Usb4butia Usb4butia PCB] (which uses a PIC microprocessor). The connection between the XO laptop and the small PCB is by USB cable. The cable must stay connected while the program is running.
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The motors and sensors interface to the XO through a small PCB, either an [http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega Arduino Mega] and [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Construccion_shield_v1.0 shield] or a [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Usb4butia Usb4butia PCB] (which uses a PIC microcontroller). The connection between the XO laptop and the small PCB is by USB cable. The cable must stay connected while the program is running.
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[[File:Arduinomega.jpeg|300px]]  [[File:Butiashield.jpg|250px]]  [[File:Usb4butia.jpg|170px]]  [[File:Usb4butia187.jpg|250px]]
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[[File:Arduinomega.jpeg|300px]]  [[File:Butiashield.jpg|250px]]    [[File:Usb4butia.jpg|170px]]
 
  
 
''Shown L-R, the Arduino Mega, the shield PCB which plugs into the Arduino Mega, the Usb4Butia which replaces both boards in later versions of the Butia''
 
''Shown L-R, the Arduino Mega, the shield PCB which plugs into the Arduino Mega, the Usb4Butia which replaces both boards in later versions of the Butia''
  
To install the software which runs on the Arduino or Usb4Butia, there is a Firmware Updater Activity which runs on a XO. This is not released to the public yet, inquiries to butia@fing.edu.uy
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To install the software which runs on Usb4Butia, there is an activity [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/es-ES/sugar/addon/4621 ButiaFirmware] Activity which runs on a XO.
  
 
The robot's controlling program runs on the XO laptop, typically TurtleBots, the pallette of blocks is shown below. Control by programs in [[Activities/Butialo | Lua]] , [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Butialo] , [http://activities.sugarlabs.org//en-US/sugar/addon/4457] or [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Python Python] is also possible.
 
The robot's controlling program runs on the XO laptop, typically TurtleBots, the pallette of blocks is shown below. Control by programs in [[Activities/Butialo | Lua]] , [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Butialo] , [http://activities.sugarlabs.org//en-US/sugar/addon/4457] or [http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/mediawiki/index.php/Python Python] is also possible.
  
[[File:butia_palette.png|900px]]
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[[File:butia_palette.png|1050px]]
  
 
==Lego NxT==
 
==Lego NxT==
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==FollowMe==
 
==FollowMe==
 
See [[Activities/Turtle_Art#FollowMe]]
 
See [[Activities/Turtle_Art#FollowMe]]
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 20 April 2016

TurtleBots is TurtleBlocks with some robot plugins: Butiá, Lego NxT, Lego WeDo, FollowMe

Download TurtleBots for Sugar

Download TurtleBots for other platforms

Support for this activity is provided by the developer at butia@fing.edu.uy

Butiá

Project Butiá aims to create a simple and inexpensive platform to enable students from public high schools, in coordination with teachers and inspectors of Secondary Education, to learn the programming of robots' behavior.

Butia.jpg Butia18.jpg

The Butia team is located in Uruguay, detailed documentation exists in the Spanish language:

Project Butia Homepage (in Spanish)

Project Butia Homepage (in English)

Flickr Photostream

Wiki (in Spanish)

The XO laptop sits on a baseplate which also has 2 motors, sensors and a battery pack. The motors and sensors interface to the XO through a small PCB, either an Arduino Mega and shield or a Usb4butia PCB (which uses a PIC microcontroller). The connection between the XO laptop and the small PCB is by USB cable. The cable must stay connected while the program is running.

Arduinomega.jpeg Butiashield.jpg Usb4butia.jpg Usb4butia187.jpg


Shown L-R, the Arduino Mega, the shield PCB which plugs into the Arduino Mega, the Usb4Butia which replaces both boards in later versions of the Butia

To install the software which runs on Usb4Butia, there is an activity ButiaFirmware Activity which runs on a XO.

The robot's controlling program runs on the XO laptop, typically TurtleBots, the pallette of blocks is shown below. Control by programs in Lua , [1] , [2] or Python is also possible.

Butia palette.png

Lego NxT

See Activities/Turtle_Art#LEGO_NxT

Lego WeDo

See Activities/Turtle_Art#WeDo

FollowMe

See Activities/Turtle_Art#FollowMe