Task · part of 4. Design, build, program and test a robot
4(d). Discuss the programming options, then choose one route
Required
The discussion with your counselor happens whichever route you take. Then either the robot is programmed to do the job, or a flowchart of the steps is prepared. Both end up in the engineering notebook.
Notes and warnings
Note. THE DISCUSSION HAPPENS EITHER WAY. Whichever option you take, the 4(d) stem asks you to discuss the programming options available for your robot with your counselor first. The two options themselves are not the same size: 4(d)(1) is writing and debugging code until a physical machine performs the task, and 4(d)(2) is a flowchart. The flowchart is not a way around the sensors, though, because it must include procedures that show activities based on sensor inputs.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Robotics Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-01-07), Requirement 4(d)