Sensor Add-On MatataStudio

MatataStudio Sensor Add-On: 10-function sensor extension for the MatataBot Coding Set

The MatataStudio Sensor Add-On is an extension for the Coding Set that adds a controller equipped with four built-in sensors: a microphone, a colour sensor, a distance sensor and a light sensor. Together, they cover 10 detection functions: high or low light levels, presence or absence of an obstacle, sound detection, detection of red, green and yellow colours, button press and module shake. The ‘wait until’ coding block allows the MatataBot to remain stationary until the condition set by the selected sensor is met, before executing the next command. Two yellow blocks for sending and receiving messages allow several robots to communicate on the same channel for multiplayer games such as a relay race or a football match. Purple blocks control the 12 LEDs built into the controller, each with 6 colours, either individually or all together.

MatataStudio Sensor Add-On, 10 sensor functions, message blocks for multiplayer games, 12 LEDs with 6 colours each, and a ‘wait until’ block for the Coding Set.

What the Sensor Add-On brings to the Coding Set for more advanced coding

• 4 sensors built into the controller: microphone, colour sensor, distance sensor, light sensor
• 10 detection functions: bright light, dim light, obstacle, no obstacle, sound, red colour, green colour, yellow colour, button press, shake
• ‘wait until’ block to make the MatataBot react to a sensor condition before continuing the programme
• Message send and receive blocks to synchronise multiple robots on the same channel
• Possible multiplayer games: relay races, coded football matches, development of communication and collaboration
• 12 LEDs built into the controller, each with 6 colours, controllable individually or together
• Adjustment of LED brightness via digital blocks
• Challenge booklet to help children progress with sequencing, loops, conditional coding and cause and effect

Children programme their MatataBot to stop as soon as the distance sensor detects an obstacle, or to move forward only when the microphone picks up a sound. With two robots set to the same communication channel, they organise a relay race where the first robot sends a signal to the second to trigger its start. At the same time, they customise the controller’s 12 LEDs to give their coded story a visual identity, either by choosing a different colour for each light or by synchronising them all together.

What else you’ll need

• MatataStudio Coding Set (sold separately, required to use this add-on)

Technical specifications of the MatataStudio Sensor Add-On

• Compatibility: MatataStudio Coding Set
• Built-in sensors: microphone, colour sensor, distance sensor, light sensor
• Detection functions: 10
• Built-in LEDs: 12, 6 colours each
• Specific blocks: wait until, send/receive message, LED control
• Concepts covered: sequencing, loops, conditional coding, cause and effect, multiplayer communication
• Brand: MatataStudio