Welcome to Tuff-Bot Online from Terrapin!
Use the Tuff-Bot Emulator to program a virtual Tuff-Bot just like the Tuff-Bot robot!
Click here for full information on all the features of both the actual and virtual Tuff-Bot.
Press ‘Clear’ to erase instructions.
Press ‘GO’ to start (and also stop) Tuff-Bot.
Click ‘Home’ to move Tuff-Bot back to where it started.
The button with 2 arrows is the Speed button.
When not lit, Tuff-Bot will pause between each step in its program.
When green, Tuff-Bot will not pause between commands.
When blinking, Tuff-Bot will not pause between commands and will turn more quickly.
Press ‘Save’ to save procedures you have written. The file is saved to your Downloads folder.
Press ‘Load’ to get your work back.
Have fun!
treasure-island
Treasure Island
Can you navigate Tuff-Bot to the chest of Gold coins?
Explore the rest of the island, too. Visit all the objects you can.
Go to the:
- starfish
- seashells
- anchor
- compass
- palm trees
- barrel
- pirate’s spyglass
- chest of gold
Note that obstacle avoidance does not work in this activity.
Like the Tuff-Bot emulator? Using the actual Tuff-Bot can be even more exciting and fun! Now you can get a free sports camera to attach to it when you order a Tuff-Bot!
croquet
Play Croquet!
Can you drive Tuff-Bot through all the croquet wickets in the right order?
This isn’t the way an official croquet game would be set up, but it will be fun to play anyway!
Note that obstacle avoidance does not work in this activity.
Like the Tuff-Bot emulator? Using the actual Tuff-Bot can be even more exciting and fun! Now you can get a free sports camera to attach to it when you order a Tuff-Bot!
rocks
Avoid the Rocks!
Choose the number of rocks you want on your mat.
Then see how many rocks you can go around without triggering the obstacle avoidance feature!
Like the Tuff-Bot emulator? Using the actual Tuff-Bot can be even more exciting and fun! Now you can get a free sports camera to attach to it when you order a Tuff-Bot!
mini_golf
Play Miniature Golf!
Can you get Tuff-Bot to the hole at the top?
Note that obstacle avoidance does not work in this activity.
Like the Tuff-Bot emulator? Using the actual Tuff-Bot can be even more exciting and fun! Now you can get a free sports camera to attach to it when you order a Tuff-Bot!
square_mat
Explore with Tuff-Bot!
This Tuff-Bot can draw!
To erase your drawing, reload the window.
How many letters of the alphabet can you draw?
You many shapes can you draw?
Connect Tuff-Bot to Bluetooth and control it remotely!
100-grid
Fun With Math!
Make up games to play with Tuff-Bot in this grid of numbers from 1 to 100!
Send Tuff-Bot to an odd number and then an even number that is at least 2 rows and columns away.
Send Tuff-Bot to two different numbers whose digits add up to 10.
Click the dice to roll them. Add up the numbers, then code Tuff-Bot to go to the total.
Roll the dice and multiply them (or some of them). Send Tuff-Bot to the answer.
You’ll think of more things to try!
This mat idea was sent to us by Laurie Guyon in New York.
Read her Customer Story about the STEAM Bus her BOCES is using to give students opportunities to explore coding.
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Like the Tuff-Bot emulator? Using the actual Tuff-Bot can be even more exciting and fun! Now you can get a free sports camera to attach to it when you order a Tuff-Bot!
Tuff-Bot Online Emulator
