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Before you can drive the Clawbot in the Speed Stack Challenge, you first need to learn how to use the Driver Control program on the Brain to drive the Clawbot.

Driver Control Program

There is a program already built into the Brain that allows you to drive the Clawbot using the Controller without having to write any code.

Watch this video to learn about using the Driver Control program on the Brain.

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Each of the four driver control options allows you to control the robot using the joysticks in different ways.

Configuration Description Joystick Controls
Brain screen reads Controls at the top, and Left Arcade at the bottom. Shows control of ports 1 and 6 on the left joystick.

Left Arcade

Drive the robot forward, reverse, left, and right all using the left joystick.

 Left Arcade joystick diagram for driving forward, reverse, left, and right using the left joystick on the Controller.
Brain screen reads Controls at the top, and Right Arcade at the bottom. Shows control of ports 1 and 6 on the right joystick.

Right Arcade

Drive the robot forward, reverse, left, and right all using the right joystick.

 Right Arcade joystick diagram for driving forward, reverse, left, and right using the right joystick on the Controller.
Brain screen reads Controls at the top, and Split Arcade at the bottom. Shows control of ports 1 and 6 split on both joysticks.

Split Arcade

Drive the robot left and right using the left joystick, and forward and reverse using the right joystick.

 Joystick diagram for driving with forward and reverse on one joystick, and left and right on the the other.
Brain screen reads Controls at the top, and Tank Drive at the bottom. Shows control of ports 1 and 6 on both joysticks.

Tank Drive

Drive the left motor of the robot using the left joystick, and the right motor of the robot using the right joystick.

 Joystick diagram for driving with forward and reverse on both joysticks of the Controller.

Check Your Understanding

Before moving on to the Practice section, ensure that you understand the concepts covered on this page by answering the questions in the document below in your engineering notebook. 

Check Your Understanding questions Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

Select Next > to practice driving your robot to stack and score cubes on the Field.

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