Drivetrains are comprised of the components that enable a robot to move, including the chassis, motors, wheels, gears, and transmission systems. A drivetrain can take many different forms depending on factors such as the terrain, speed requirements, and payload capacity of the robot. In this unit, participants will build and evaluate several types of drivetrains as preparation to design a custom drivetrain that can climb over obstacles.

Data Collection and Analysis with SPIKE Prime provides students with a hands-on learning experience focused on data collection, analysis, and problem-solving skills using the SPIKE Prime robot and Color Sensor. Through engaging activities and challenges, students learn the importance of data logging in scientific inquiry and problem-solving, in a real-world context.

 Learn how Machine Vision can be integrated into robotics systems to automatically perform tasks such as image detection and quality control.

 This badge is a sample activity from the full Coding and Computational Thinking with Virtual SPIKE Prime curriculum. In this activity, you will learn how to program the movement of a Virtual SPIKE Prime robot from directly within your web browser while completing challenges themed after the real-world Iris Rover from Carnegie Mellon University.