Gearsbot Challenge25

Gearsbot Teacher Challenge for 2025

License
GNU General Public License v3.0
Gears is a Free and Open Source Software

This intervention is designed for Educators who: –

• have a desire to upskill themselves in Coding and Robotics through hands-on experience
• do not want to make financial commitments before they have a better understanding of Coding and Robotics
• would like to ‘test’ themselves in the privacy of their own home – away from the learners
• want to explore the relationship between Blockly Coding and Python Coding
• participate in challenge with other teachers where they ‘score’ themselves in the initial rounds
• wish to have loads of fun

Key Websites

Main coding platform – https://gears.aposteriori.com.sg/  (bookmark this page)

Tutorials

• https://tutorials.aposteriori.com.sg/17-Robotics-with-Gearsbot/10-Introduction/30-The-GearsBot-App.html – a comprehensive tutorial
• https://github.com/QuirkyCort/gears/wiki – It is possible to change to a different bot
• https://www.aposteriori.com.sg/gearsbot-tutorial/ – links to First LEGO League

Practice Mat

1. RIGHT CLICK ON
2. Download image
3. and SAVE IMAGE AS
   
   (remember where you save it to.)
4. Launch Gearsbot
5. Select Worlds from the Menu
   
6. 
7. 
8. Choose File
   
9. Load the File from where you saved it
10. 

The background image of the Simulator will change – Have fun.