Welcome to The Esperanza Academy Charter School STEM Club

Program Basics

Three Part Program

• Basic introduction to Python programming language
  • Using trinket.io website and turtle graphics
• Introduce the Raspberry Pi Pico micro controller
  • Move to MicroPython using Thonny, sensors, and optics
• Build a robot car with the Cytron Maker Pi RP2040
  • MicroPython and Sensor Integration:
    • Avoid collisions
    • Line following
    • Remote control using a phone/tablet and LightBlue

Short Course

• Robotics combined with Python/MicroPython
  • Python Concepts
  • MicroPython and Sensor Integration:
    • Avoid collisions
    • Line following