Teaching ROBOTC for IFI VEX (Classroom License)

This rich educational tool is designed to take students with no programming experience and teach them how to program using a C-based programming language. It is designed to teach the beginning programmer how to program Innovation First’s VEX robot using ROBOTC; the best programming language for VEX robots. Over 40 short tutorial videos, complemented by more than 275 pages of easy-to-follow, printable guides take the student step-by-step from downloading their very first program, to incorporating sensor and transmitter data into their code. Additionally, there are over 35 programming challenges, designed to re-enforce each programming concept. Teaching ROBOTC for IFI VEX Robots includes 5 sections:

1. Setup: Students build their robots, learn what firmware is, how to download the firmware to their robots, and create their first simple programs.

2. Fundamentals: Students learn their role as the programmer, how the robot sees the world, and what syntax is.

3. Movement: Students program their robots to solve the Labyrinth Challenge. They learn how to control their robot’s direction and speed autonomously.

4. Radio Control: Students learn how to incorporate feedback from the Radio Control Transmitter into their ROBOTC programs, allowing them to compete in the Minefield Challenge.

5. Sensing: Students learn how robots use feedback from sensors to interpret the world around them. Students improve their robot’s performance in the both Labyrinth Challenge and the Minefield Challenge using various sensor feedback.