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Get a robot

Check out how to get BluPants working with your favorite robot:

AlphaBot (easiest to build)
Lego Ev3
BeagleBone Blue
Raspberry Pi (hardest to build)

If you already own one of those robots, all you need is to flash the BluPants image into an SD card. Check our tutorials page for more info.

Pick a Lesson

Find our lessons slide deck and start your journey. You can use it as is or as a reference to create your own classes. Visit our Lessons page for more details and videos.

Go eLearning

The BluPants Remote Lab allows you to run classes completely online. Students can learn how to code from anywhere on the globe using a real robot. Visit our eLearning tutorial for more details.

Challenges

Move Forward

Multiple Commands

Multiple Commands

Your first challenge is to use the BluPants IDE to move the robot one step forward.

Multiple Commands

Multiple Commands

Multiple Commands

Your second mission is to combine two move forward commands and get your robot to go further.

Pick-up and Drop

Multiple Commands

Transport Objects

The claw command will allow you to program your robot to pick objects and deliver them to the goal.

Transport Objects

Transport Objects

Transport Objects

Leverage your coding skills to pick-up an object, make a turn and deliver it to the goal.

While Loops

Transport Objects

Distance Sensor

Learn how to use "while" loops to make your robot go a full lap around the map.

Distance Sensor

Transport Objects

Distance Sensor

Use the distance sensor and "if" statements to avoid obstacles and navigate through the map.