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Battle Robots

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Last edit: 14 April 2025

Resource Type Worksheets and Activities
Curriculum Topic Design & Development, Enrichment/STEM/Cross Curriculum, Physical Computing, Programming
English Key Stage 7-11 year (KS2), 11-14 year (KS3)

Resources for running an activity themed around building battling robots. We used Cutebot robots from Elecfreaks as a base which were controlled using radio from another micro:bit (We used a joystick:bit by Elecfreaks but you could simply use the tilt functionality as a control method).

You will also need a servo motor (either rotational or positional depending on design).

  • Activity Plan outlines a list of tasks children need to complete in order to be successful
  • Design Sheet allows them to think about how they want their robot to look and behave
  • Controller Guides show code examples for using either a Joystick:bit or Retro Coding Arcade

This is designed to be a fun, extra-curricular activity so no assessment materials have been prepared at this stage. I'll aim to share some example code at a later date. 

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Nicki Cooper | 05.04.25

Added an additional guide sheet for controlling the robots.

Nicki Cooper | 04.04.25

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Nicki Cooper | 04.04.25

Just checking as it's not displaying content for people to download.

Nicki Cooper | 02.04.25

Initial creation

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