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Line Following Robot Problem

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For the Line Following Robot the sensors work and move the motors but one motor moves faster than the other is there anyway to solve this problem.
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Re: Line Following Robot Problem

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Hello MegaRiolu,

I’m assuming that you are working on the project described here:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ml#summary

If I understand the project information correctly, the light sensors govern the speed of the two motors. The left motor is controlled by the left sensor and the right motor is controlled by the right sensor. The motor should run fast when the sensor detects “white”. If the sensor detects “black” the motor should slow down. So the motors should run at different speeds if the one sensor detects “white” while the other detects “black”. You might try testing your robot with a piece of white paper in front of both sensors. That should make both motors run at the same speed.

I hope this helps. Please post again if you have more questions.

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