What You'll Learn:
- Use the DOBOT's software to program a point-to-point movement.
- Understand the importance of X, Y, and Z coordinates.
Key Ideas to Know:
- Coordinate System: The robot knows where it is in 3D space using X (side-to-side), Y (forward-and-back), and Z (up-and-down) coordinates.
- Point-to-Point Programming: The most common way to program industrial robots. You "teach" the robot specific points in space, and it will move between them in the order you define.
Activity: The Invisible Box
1. Open the DOBOT programming software (e.g., DobotStudio).
2. Manually move the arm to a starting position a few inches above the table. Use the software to "record" this point (Point A).
3. Move the arm a few inches to the right and record that point (Point B).
4. Move it forward and record that point (Point C).
5. Move it to the left and record that point (Point D).
6. Create a program that tells the arm to move sequentially from A -> B -> C -> D -> A.
7. Run the program. The arm should trace the shape of an invisible square in the air.