What is Coding and Robotics? (With Block-Based Tools)
With robotic programming, it is determined how a machine will interact with its environment and achieve certain goals. Robotic programming requires extensive algorithm development. It is of great importance to include human skills such as self-decision making and planning in the coding process. It provides great convenience in sectors such as manufacturing, packaging and packaging, mining, transportation, space exploration and laboratory research, mass production of surgical products and industrial goods. Robotic programming is done with both block-based and text-based programming languages. Computer programming languages are time-consuming and complex at first glance to learn, like a foreign language. Various block-based programming tools have been developed to support easier learning and creative use of these languages.
Block-based coding is a convenient coding approach to increase beginners and students' interest in coding. Block-based coding is a drag-and-drop environment created for robot programming. Block-based programming tools translate the command used in a particular programming language into blocks that describe its function. This makes communication easier. With block-based coding, it has become possible to create programs such as drag-and-drop or puzzle plays without using any code. Block-based programs enable children to grasp the logic of coding in the simplest and simplest way, while at the same time attracting children's attention with entertaining visuals. The structures in block-based coding are one-to-one block versions of the commands in text-based coding. Block-based coding has also been prepared by keeping the understandability of shapes and structures at a high level and has been developed for beginners in coding. Block-based coding is an important tool for children to learn to code. Thanks to block-based coding, children can easily grasp the algorithm that is the basis of coding and coding. Examples of block-based coding applications include Scratch, Mblock, MakeCode.