Beginner - All Together Now

Create a new file:

• Select the File menu
• Select New
• Select New File

Name it moveAround.c

Delete everything in the file, and replace it with:

#pragma config(StandardModel, "VEX IQ Clawbot")

task main()
{

  // move forward
  setMotorSpeed(leftMotor, 50);
  setMotorSpeed(rightMotor, 50);
  sleep(2000);

  // move backward
  setMotorSpeed(leftMotor, -50);
  setMotorSpeed(rightMotor, -50);
  sleep(2000);

  // spin around
  setMotorSpeed(leftMotor, -75);
  setMotorSpeed(rightMotor, 75);
  sleep(8000);
}

Press F5 to compile and download to the robot so you can run this in Virtual Worlds.

Investigations

What happens when you change the two 50s in //move forward to 15s?

What happens when you change the two 50s in //move forward to 100s?