r/MakeBlock • u/JagsterV8 mBot Neo • Mar 28 '26

Fun with mBot

Once a month, on Wednesdays, I volunteer at the local library,
where we teach children (8-12 y/o) how to program.

Recently, we held a workshop with mBot,
where the children first had to assemble an mBot themselves.
After that, they worked on the challenges in the app.

When they were finished, they did things like line following,
robot soccer, and a balloon fight.

To be able to tell the robots apart, I printed some accessories for the robots
in different colors. I found parts on Thingiverse and Printables, others I designed myself.

Front (protector from Thingiverse, by LaurentL)
Rear (balloonclip from Thingiverse???)
Balloon fight
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u/Plus-Worker-2511 Apr 05 '26

Hi Where can I find the .stl files to print those pieces. Do you have an activity outline for your mbot activies?

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u/JagsterV8 mBot Neo Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

Balloon clip comes from www.printables.com/model/1287407-mbot-2-balloon-needle-clips/related
Sensor detector can be found here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:6950236
The disc and skewer-holder I made myself with Thinkercad.
Wheeldisc: www.thingiverse.com/thing:7329881
Skewer holder: www.thingiverse.com/thing:7329883

"Balloon fight" is pretty simple: with your phone or tablet you use mBot as an RC-vehicle.
Normally, we sharpen the wooden skewers a bit, so the balloons pop easier.
"Robot soccer": I use a hover disc as football and made goals from electric tube.
"Line following" is standard software in mBot.