1. Foreword

Thank you for choosing the 2022 MakeX Starter Educational Competition Kit. The kit also comes with courses for the 2022 MakeX Starter Zero Carbon Initiative or for classroom use.

If you are using this kit for the first time, we recommended that you read these instructions carefully to get the most out of it.

2. Unpacking and check

Make sure the following parts are included in the kit. If there is any missing part, contact our after-sales service or distributors.
:::warning Note: Keep the parts properly after each use so that you can reuse them in other projects.
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3. Learn about the main components

• This kit contains a variety of electronic and structural parts that you can get to know as you go through the course.
• You can also familiarize yourself with these parts before you start the course to quickly get into the swing of things.
• The kit includes a CyberPi main control board and an mBot2 shield. They work together to power and control other electronic parts, including encoder motors, servos, and sensors. | Name | Quantity | Documentation | | —- | —- | —- | | CyberPi | 1 | For technical information on CyberPi, see makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/cyberpi
  
  For the operation guide of CyberPi, see
  makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/cyberpi-start | | mBot2 Shield | 1 | For technical information on
  mBot2 Shield, see
  makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/mbot2-shield | | Bluetooth Dongle | 1 | For the operation guide of
  Bluetooth Dongle, see makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/wireless-adapter | | Ultrasonic Sensor2 | 1 | For technical information on
  Ultrasonic Sensor2, see makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/ultrasonic_sensor_2 | | Quad RGB Sensor | 1 | For technical information on
  Quad RGB Sensor, see makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/quad_rgb_sensor | | Science Sensor | 1 | For technical information on
  Science Sensor, see makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/science_sensor | | Servo MS-1.5A | 4 | For technical information on
  Servo MS-1.5A, see makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/ms-1.5a_servo | | 180 Encoder Motor | 2 | For technical information on
  180 Encoder Motor, see makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/180-optical-encoder-motor | | Bluetooth Controller | 1 | For technical information on
  Bluetooth Controller, see makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/bluetooth_controller |

4. Courses

Documents are on the way. Stay tuned!

5. Explore beyond

You can use the parts to build your own robot and program it using mBlock5 to bring your ideas to life.

Programming guide

To program the parts in mBlock5, you need to add the corresponding extensions first.

For example, if you uses a CyberPi, an mBot2 shield, encoder motors, and an ultrasonic sensor to build the robot, after adding CyberPi to the device library and connecting it, you also need to add the mBot2 shield extension (which contains the blocks for encoder motors) and the ultrasonic sensor extension.


Alternatively, you can add mBot2 to the device library to load the required extensions in one go.
:::tips Note: This mBot2 one-time loading feature is currently only supported in the web version of mBlock5. :::

After adding the extensions successfully, you can drag the blocks to the Blocks area and start programming.

Get more hardware

There is a wide range of peripherals that can be added to the kit to bring your ideas to life. Contact us (https://education.makeblock.com/contact-us/) if you want to take them home.

You can also find more technical information from our CyberPi Series User Manual makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi

6. About the competition

MakeX is an international robotics competition and education platform that promotes multidisciplinary learning within the fields of science and technology. It aims at building a world where STEAM education is highly appreciated and where young people are passionate about innovation by engaging them in exciting Robotics Competition, STEAM Carnival, Tech Event, Educational Conference etc.

MakeX Starter is a multi-tasking competition program for elementary school students aged 6-13.
The competition integrates the automatic stage and the manual stage, which greatly enhances fun and participation experience of the competition. The concept of multiple missions and the alliance cooperation design fully exercises the abilities of critical thinking and strategic planning of contestants, as well as improve the ability of communication and cooperation between alliance teams.

To view information about registration, entry requirements, and available competitions, visit www.makex.cc/en

Or contact us by email: makex_overseas@makeblock.com (overseas)
makex@makeblock.com (China)

7. Online support

If you encounter any product quality issues or find any parts missing when you open the package, contact us for after-sales services at support@makeblock.com

We would also appreciate it if you could give us your feedback on the product at cyber.list@makeblock.com

8. More information

CyberPi Series User Manual makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi
CyberPi Operation Guide makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/cyberpi-start
mBot2 Operation Guide makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/mbot2-start
Python API Documentation for CyberPi makeblock.com/en/docs/mcode/cyberpi-api
mBlock 5 Online Help makeblock.com/en/docs/mblock-5
mBlock-Python Editor Online Help makeblock.com/en/docs/mcode
2022 MakeX Educational Competition Kits makeblock.com/en/docs/cyberpi/22makex