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Turning in Place

Topics Covered

  • turnRight Command Block

Instructions

This section shows you how to program your robot to turn in place. Follow along with the Turning in Place video.

Virtual Robot: TurningInPlaceVR.rbg

Physical Robot: TurningInPlace.rbg

Check Your Understanding

  1. What does the robot do when the TurnInPlace program is run?
    1. Move straight forward
    2. Spin to the robot's right without moving forward at all
    3. Spin to the robot's left without moving forward at all
    4. Spin for 360 degrees
  2. True or False: With rotations on the turnRight Command Block set to 1, the whole robot rotates one time.
    1. True: The robot will turn around one time.
    2. False: The wheels will turn one time, not the body.

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B. Spin to the robot's right without moving forward at all

B. False: The wheels will turn 1 time, not the body

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