Moving Forward

Question 1

What is the result when only one motor command is given?

Answer 1

The robot preforms a swing turn.

Question 2

Before you reflect one of the robot’s motors, what is the result when you created a program that turned on each motor at a positive power level of 127?

Answer 2

One wheel went forward and the other went backwards. The robot preformed a point turn.

Question 3

Should you change pragma statements manually?

Answer 3

Pragma statements should only be changed using the Motors and Sensors Setup menu.

Question 4

Is it necessary to give the motors custom names? Why?

Answer 4

No. Renaming motors is optional, but it can simplify writing and reading code.

Question 5

What does the the number between the parenthesis of the wait1msec command represent?

Answer 5

It represents the number of milliseconds the robot will stay at the wait1msec command before moving on in the program.

Question 6

How could you make the robot move a longer distance?

Answer 6

You could increase the number of milliseconds in the wait1msec command or increase the power levels of the motors.