Student Team Uses Cutebot Football Game Kit at 7th Liga Extremeña de Robótica

A student team mentored by ELECFREAKS Brand Ambassador, Ramón Madrigal Moirón, recently participated in the 7th edition of the Liga Extremeña de Robótica. Held in Mérida, this regional competition provided a platform for young participants to engage in various robotics challenges. The team utilized the ELECFREAKS micro:bit Cutebot Fun Football Game Kit for their entry in the relevant competition category.

The team, guided by Ramón Madrigal Moirón, an educator and ELECFREAKS Brand Ambassador, consisted of students from a local educational institution. Their participation in the Liga Extremeña de Robótica followed a period of preparation focused on building and programming their robot using the specified kit. The competition offered a practical environment for the students to apply their skills in a structured challenge setting.

The 7th Liga Extremeña de Robótica is an established regional event in Spain aimed at promoting interest in robotics and technology among students. The competition features different categories, allowing teams to demonstrate their abilities in robot design, programming, and task execution. The event fosters technical skill development and teamwork among participants from across the Extremadura region.

For their participation in the robotics game challenge, the team specifically employed the ELECFREAKS micro:bit Cutebot Fun Football Game Kit. This kit is designed as an engaging extension of the Cutebot smart car platform, centered around the BBC micro:bit (required separately). The kit provided the core components needed for the students to build, program, and operate robots for the football-style competition.

From a technical perspective, the Cutebot offered several features the students leveraged:

Programming: The team programmed the micro:bit controllers (both on the robots and potentially in the joystick controllers) using graphical MakeCode or text-based Python. This allowed them to translate commands received via radio (from the joysticks) into specific motor actions (forward, backward, turns) needed to navigate the field and interact with the ball.

Onboard Capabilities: The Cutebot possesses onboard features like line-tracking sensors and programmable RGB LEDs. While the primary control was via the joystick remote for the game, these onboard elements could be programmed for visual feedback (like team identification or status indicators) or potentially for navigating specific field markings according to pre-programmed logic.

Power: The Cutebots were powered by AAA batteries or an optional lithium battery pack, providing flexibility during preparation and the competition itself.

By integrating the micro:bit's programming capabilities with the Cutebot's hardware features and the game-specific accessories, the kit provided a comprehensive platform for the students to apply coding concepts and robotics principles directly within the context of the Liga Extremeña de Robótica football challenge.

Participation in events like the Liga Extremeña de Robótica, using specific tools like the Cutebot kit for a defined challenge, contributes to the students' practical learning experience. They gain exposure to applying technical knowledge in a competitive context, which involves problem-solving and refining their designs and code based on performance.

ELECFREAKS is dedicated to providing educational tools that support exactly this kind of hands-on learning in robotics and coding. We deeply appreciate our Brand Ambassadors, like Ramón Madrigal Moirón, and all users who share how our products, such as the micro:bit Cutebot Fun Football Game Kit, are utilized in diverse educational settings and competitions. The use of the micro:bit Cutebot Fun Football Game Kit by teams in competitions like this demonstrates how these kits can be applied in structured educational challenges, offering students hands-on experience with relevant technology.

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