Obstacle Avoiding Robot

With the sensor attached, my robot could stop and change course based off what the sensor reads. The first step was getting the sensor to work and measure distances. I had to plug my sensor into the breadboard and connect the breadboard to the Arduino via wires. A breadboard is a constructing base for connecting wires without needing to solder. Once I correctly wired the sensor, I needed to input the code for the sensor to correctly measure distance, so on my laptop I looked through the Arduino library for the necessary distance-measure code for the correct sensor. I found it, input the code, and then opened the serial monitor to read values. The sensor was now able to measure distance in cm and I tested this by putting my hand different distances away from the sensor. After the sensor was able to measure distances, all I needed to do was change the code in order for the robot to move around and avoid obstacles. I input the code and the robot was able to go different directions in order to avoid 0bstacles in front of it.