CodyPlotter & CodyPrinter – Coding for Digital Creativity

CodyPlotter and CodyPrinter

By EUCodeWeek

18. CodyPlotter and CodyPrinter

What is the difference between a plotter and a printer? Find out by playing this unplugged coding activity.

Required material: in addition to the CodyRoby kit, I used a green marker and a new modelling clay robot, but this is optional.

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Questions

Can you explain the difference between a plotter and a printer?

What design would RobyPrinter produce by moving along the lines on the board, if it executed the sequence of commands dictated at the end of the video?

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