Elby the Robot(Hummingbird W/ Micro:bit)

This is a fun project and you should definitely try it. We are inspired by the Little Bot and the Rover from birdbrain technologies. After reading those instructions you may see our photo album for the Innovation Dept. version. You may also find the sample codes and other documents below.

Watch the online tutorials here to learn more about the kit we used in this guide

You will need the following

1) Hummingbird Premium Kit by Birdbrain Technologies

2) Crafting materials like cardboard, Exacto knife, hot-glue gun, etc.

We used the maker case website to design 2 of 4x4x4 inch open boxes with the settings on the picture above, downloaded the plans, and cut them with Glowforge laser. Since the hummingbird and the microbit did not fit the bottom box in our version we tried a 6x6x6 version for the bottom piece but the design files did not fit into Glowforge all at once. If you have a larger laser cutter you may try the 6x6x6 version.

The codes on this step and the next are basic codes. I tested them and they should be working. You need to visit makecode.microbit.org and use the import feature on the right side of the page.

Another version. You will need 2 micro:bits. One of them is for the remote and the other one(Driver) is to be used with the Hummingbird kit.

These are essentially the same code but utilize the concept of "functions".

A small update on the code.