2. Case 01：The Mechanical Shrimp

2.1. Introduction

Build a mechanical shrimp with the Nezha Inventor’s Kit.

2.2. Quick to Start

Materials Required

Nezha Inventor’s Kit

Assembly

Components List

Build it as the assembly steps suggest:

Connection Diagram

Connect the Ultrasonic Sensor to J1, the geekservo to S1 and the two motors to M1 and M4 on Nezha Breakout Board.

2.3. MakeCode Programming

Step 1

Click “Advanced” in the MakeCode drawer to see more choices.

For programming the Ultrasonic Sensor, we need to add a package. Search with “PlanetX” in the dialogue box and click to download it.

For programming Nezha Breakout Board, we need to add a package. Search with “Nezha” in the dialogue box and click to download it.

Notice: If you met a tip indicating that some codebases would be deleted due to incompatibility, you may continue as the tips say or create a new project in the menu.

Step 2

Code as the picture suggests

Reference

Link: https://makecode.microbit.org/_iscUF8CzzYMd

You may also download it directly:

Result

After powering on, the mechanical shrimp moves forward and waves the princers, it will turn the directions if there is obstacles being detected.