Task · part of 4(d). Discuss the programming options, then choose one route

4(d)(1). Program the robot to perform the task

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This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Requirement 4(d): program the robot, or prepare a flowchart?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

The task chosen in 4(a), performed by the machine. A sample of your program's source code goes in the engineering notebook. This is the larger of the two routes by a wide margin.

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Robotics Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-01-07), Requirement 4(d)(1) · The requirement names the task chosen in 4(a) and asks for a sample of the source code in the notebook.