NAO robot workshop for kids #2 (english)

#NAOROBOT

Choregraphe (2.1.2)

It’s the graphical interface to program NAO(downloadable after creating an account on Community)

Main Plane

Simulator

Boxes

Boxes search

Dedicated libraryFor this workshop, you’ll need a behavior libraryIt’s called D4K Simu.cbl

Click « open box library »and select the .cbl file

What’s a box?

A box contains some code that executes a specific actionIt’s mainly Python

A box can be made of several boxes

A box can have different inputs and outputs

Input Output

Parameters

Edit box: double clickStop box

Objectif de l’atelier

• NAO is going to tell a story

• We are going to create the beginning together (setting up the robot)

• You are going to tell your own story with the robot

• You’ll be able to test it step by step in the simulator

• We’ll test on a real robot at the end of the workshop

What language do you speak?

Set language box

-> choose english in parameters

-> connect to the beginning

Turn NAO on

Motor On/Off box

-> select « on » in parameters

-> connect to previous box

Stand Up NAO!

Stand Up box

-> connect to previous box

Hello!

Hello box

-> connect to previous box

Introduction

Say box-> connect to Stand Up box(we’ll do 2 things at the same time!)

Edit Say box (double click)-> set to english-> write« Hello my friends. That’s good to see you today! »-> click on « root » to go back to main plane

Let’s test

Click on Play

You can see the result in the simulator

Text appears in the Dialog windows(view > dialog)

Let’s finetune a bit

Wait box

-> add between Stand Up and Say boxes

-> change duration for 1,0 second in parameters

-> test

Wanna listen to story? 1/2

Choice (light) box

-> connect to Say box

-> edit the box (double click)

Wanna listen to story? 2/2

In Choice (light) box

-> select english

-> write « I feel like telling you a story. Are you up for it?»

Create a third output and link it to the 3rd output of the choice box

Click on root togo back to main plane

What if no?

Add a Say box, connect it to the last output of the choice box and edit it (double click)

-> set to english

-> write« Never mind! »

-> click on root to go back to main plane

Let’s add some body language!

Click on « open box library » and select the .cbl file (given at the beginning)

You’ll have a new tab with new boxes

What if no?

Add a Sad box

-> connect it to the Say box

-> connect the output to the final output

-> test

(in the dialog windows, you canwrite « no » when NAO asks hisquestion)

What if yes?

Add an Animated Say box

-> connect it to the middle output of choice box (yes)

-> edit, select english and write‘Great! Let’s go! »

-> test writing « yes » when NAO asks his question

Your turn now!

Use Say boxes and the boxes you can find in the Devoxx4Kids library to writeand illustrate your story with

You should get something likethat:

Don’t forget to test!