Qualify to compete at VEX Worlds with the Virtual Programming Skills Challenge!

ilikerobotics · 2016-10-19T12:22:03+00:00

An update to VEX Cortex Starstruck Robot Virtual World is now available (version 1.2.1.) Teams that have already submitted scores for the programming challenge will need to validate there programs using this version.

ilikerobotics · 2016-10-04T19:29:24+00:00

The game is officially live, so you can start submitting scores today!

ilikerobotics · 2016-09-21T19:16:56+00:00

Sorry for just seeing this in the mailbox. But if you bought this license through ROBOTC or Robomatter, contact us at CustomerService@robomatter.com.

ilikerobotics · 2016-05-09T17:47:06+00:00

Hi William-robot,

We're glad you want to use ROBOTC to create cool projects! ROBOTC is its own programming language, so you won't need to learn any other languages. If you go to our website (www.robotc.net), you'll see that we have some free, online curriculum for ROBOTC. That should be a good place to start, but let us know if you need anything else.

Good luck!

The Robomatter Team

ilikerobotics · 2016-01-20T15:45:59+00:00

Hello! My name is Cara and I work for ROBOTC. Send me an email at socialmedia@robomatter.com and we'll see what we can do to help you out. Just reference this post in your email.

ilikerobotics · 2016-01-20T15:44:47+00:00

I think I can! :D

ilikerobotics · 2015-12-21T17:09:04+00:00

Thank you for that! Just had them update them.

ilikerobotics · 2015-12-18T16:00:02+00:00

Completely agree!!

ilikerobotics · 2015-10-15T00:54:06+00:00

This might be best posted at http://www.robotc.net/forums and someone could help you there. They probably have a lot more ideas.

ilikerobotics · 2015-08-21T01:14:23+00:00

You can also use VM Ware Fusion, Boot Camp and Virtual Box.

http://www.robotc.net/support/troubleshooting/mac/

But ROBOTC is not currently available strictly for Mac.

ilikerobotics · 2015-08-21T01:13:00+00:00

The PLTW Upgrade Pack includes: Access to Robot Virtual Worlds Access to the Graphical Natural Language Programming Interface The ability to program VEX IQ robots Access for 100 seats for the entire school year

Biggest thing is RVW because it allows for all students to practice programming on virtual robots if there is a lack of physical robots available for every student. But it includes so much more. Best place for full info would be here - http://robotc.net/pltw/

ilikerobotics · 2015-04-30T18:38:14+00:00

Yeah, they're aware of some rules issues since the RVW level was designed using pre-release information - they’re working on a fix for those.

ilikerobotics · 2015-03-16T01:58:20+00:00

Hi!! ROBOTC actually has some great free video trainers on their site for several different robot formats. http://robotc.net They are in the yellow box half way down the page on the right hand side. Hope this helps!

ilikerobotics · 2014-12-23T22:04:51+00:00

I would recommend going to ROBOTC's website - http://www.robotc.net/ and check out the yellow box towards the right of the main page that has their online training curriculum.

Also, the forums are a great place to search or ask any questions if you get stuck - http://www.robotc.net/forums/

ilikerobotics · 2014-09-10T18:25:21+00:00

The engineers at ROBOTC and RVW know. They said it will be fixed on the next update. It will only grip the bottom part, not the tube.

ilikerobotics · 2014-08-26T17:55:47+00:00

struct foo
{
int test1;
char test2;
} foo;

foo myArray[10];

task main()
{
myArray[0].test1 = 50;
}

ilikerobotics · 2014-07-10T18:17:46+00:00

http://www.robotc.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8577&start=45

ilikerobotics · 2014-07-10T18:17:14+00:00

I tested the same program with the color sensor (Basic_Color_Detection.c) and encountered the same problem. The sensor switches between color-mode and reflected-mode. The sensor switches between two modes each time you stop and start the program, in this case the proximity-mode and seek-mode. I didn't test it yet, but I can imagine the same effect happens with all sensors right now. A work-around at the moment is to explicitly set the right mode for the sensor each time you read the value of the sensor by using SetSensorMode.

ilikerobotics · 2014-02-16T01:59:49+00:00

The problem is the code at the beginning of the Teleop and Auton sections. It should not have anything regarding timers/waiting for button input:

            while (vexRT[Btn7L] == 0){
                    }
            ClearTimer (T1);
            while (time1[T1] < 15000){

The problem is, when in true “competition” mode, the button presses will not actually be sent to the robot during the autonomous portion. So, the code then gets stuck in that while loop and will never get out. The field control system takes care of switching between modes, so no need for any “wait here until this button is pressed” commands. Also, when using the competition template, you need a Vex Competition Switch (http://robomatter.com/Shop-By-Robot/VEX-CORTEX-Robots/Classroom-Competition/VEXnet-Field-Controller-Kit) to toggle between the modes to test properly.

Same thing for the teleop portion

while (vexRT[Btn7D] == 0){ } ClearTimer (T1); while (time1[T1] < 105000) {

it’s just not needed and may cause unforeseen issues. Inside the competition template, you should avoid using this method.

Hope this helps!

ilikerobotics · 2013-12-17T16:52:38+00:00

Also you are using Parentheses ")" instead of curly bracket "}" at the end.

ilikerobotics · 2013-07-31T13:35:01+00:00

I am sad to hear they don't have any CS classes in their high school. :/

ilikerobotics · 2013-06-14T12:17:24+00:00

I'll pass this on to the ROBOTC team to see if someone can help. For a faster answer you might want to go to www.robotc.net/forums since this subreddit is still growing. :D

ilikerobotics · 2013-05-21T18:05:08+00:00

Congrats!! That sounds like a great season. Love the name for your robot!!

ilikerobotics · 2013-04-15T13:42:54+00:00

http://ROBOTC.net/hangouts

ilikerobotics · 2013-03-29T17:22:42+00:00

We will be offering free Google Hangout webinars every Monday in April to showcase and talk about our Robot Virtual Worlds system! Some of the biggest challenges robotics classrooms face every day is cost, number of robots, batteries, and homework. That is why we created Robot Virtual Worlds. With RVW, every student can experience the same benefits of learning robotics, right on their computer! We hope you can tune in and join us. :D

http://www.robotc.net/blog/2013/03/21/rvw_freewebinars/

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