# micromelon.com.au

> AI-optimized mirror of micromelon.com.au containing 50 pages totalling 18,979 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://micromelon.com.au/. Last updated: 2026-06-13T19:34:26.073Z.

Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG).

## Homepage

- [From Blocks to Python,  All on the Same Robot](/content/site-root.html): Hands-on robotics for the classroom. Micromelon brings coding, sensors, and STEM to Australian students from Prep to Grade 12 with programmable rovers, a block and Python code editor, and a 3D robot simulator. (157 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [resources/getting-started-with-open-mv-and-the-micromelon-rover.html](/content/resources/getting-started-with-open-mv-and-the-micromelon-rover.html) (1 words)
- [Design Blog: Ping-Pong Shooter](/content/resources/design-blog-ping-pong-shooter/index.html): Binara walks through the design process behind the ping-pong shooter Rover attachment, iterating from a rack-and-pinion launcher through to a worm-drive ejection system. (1,026 words)
- [resources/activities/index.html](/content/resources/activities/index.html) (1 words)
- [rover-expansion-3d-printing/index.html](/content/rover-expansion-3d-printing/index.html) (1 words)
- [news/index.html](/content/news/index.html) (1 words)
- [resources/index.html](/content/resources/index.html) (1 words)
- [rover/index.html](/content/rover/index.html) (1 words)
- [store/index.html](/content/store/index.html) (1 words)
- [Activity: Making Music III](/content/resources/activity-making-music-advanced/index.html): Encode entire songs as a string and program the Rover to read the music itself, using Python lists and dictionaries. (1,071 words)
- [Guide to RoboRave Line-Follow](/content/resources/guide-to-roborave-line-follow/index.html): A walkthrough of the RoboRave Line-Follow (SPRINT) challenge, physical build, coding strategy, and tips for competition day. (990 words)
- [Activity: Making Music II](/content/resources/activity-making-music-intermediate/index.html): Build on Making Music I by using lists to represent songs and loops to play them, much more efficient code. (843 words)
- [How to use I2C](/content/resources/how-to-use-i2c/index.html): Use I2C on the Micromelon Rover to communicate with external devices like servo drivers, sensor arrays, or an Arduino. (975 words)
- [Showcase: Rover and Arduino Line Follow](/content/resources/showcase-rover-and-arduino-line-follow/index.html): A showcase of using I2C and an Arduino Nano to drive an 8-channel QTR line sensor array for advanced line following. (615 words)
- [Design Blog: Domino Layer](/content/resources/design-blog-domino-layer/index.html): Binara walks through the design process behind the domino layer Rover attachment, from research and sketches to multiple 3D-printed prototype iterations. (972 words)
- [Getting Started](/content/resources/getting-started/index.html): Everything you need to get up and running with the Micromelon platform. (101 words)
- [Build Guides](/content/resources/build-guides/index.html): Step-by-step instructions for building rover attachments. (43 words)
- [Guide to Using Gears](/content/resources/guide-to-using-gears/index.html): Learn when and where to use gears in your designs, and how to generate spur gears and rack-and-pinion systems in Fusion 360. (755 words)
- [Micromelon Code Editor 2.8](/content/resources/micromelon-code-editor-283/index.html): Code Editor 2.8.3 introduces a new Institution Account System, Quick Join Codes, sign-in via Google, Microsoft and Apple, and a Data Recorder for capturing live rover sensor data. (934 words)
- [Connections in 3D Printing](/content/resources/connections-in-3d-printing/index.html): Different ways to join 3D-printed parts together, from simple shape joints to threaded inserts and print-in-place hinges. (806 words)
- [Events](/content/events/index.html): Free professional development webinars and in-person events for teachers using the Micromelon Robotics platform. (445 words)
- [How to Use UART](/content/resources/getting-started-the-micromelon-rover-uart/index.html): Learn how UART works, how it’s implemented on the Micromelon Rover, and how to connect external devices like Arduino or OpenMV to it. (746 words)
- [How to Design a Rover Attachment](/content/resources/guide-how-to-design-a-rover-attachment/index.html): A guide to designing custom 3D-printed Rover attachments, from servo allocation to print connections and gears. (582 words)
- [Python and Blocks in Harmony](/content/code-editor/index.html): Python and Blocks in Harmony. The Micromelon Code Editor lets students switch between drag-and-drop blocks and Python in real time, with live two-way translation and classroom management tools. (584 words)
- [How to Design a Sumo Attachment](/content/resources/how-to-design-a-sumo-attachment/index.html): Design and 3D-print custom sumo attachments for the Rover, a great introduction to CAD and 3D printing. (490 words)
- [Activity: Rover Theremin](/content/resources/activity-rover-theremin/index.html): Convert the Rover into a Theremin, code it to play music using the IR sensors as the volume and pitch antennae. (462 words)
- [Build Guide: Ping Pong Shooter](/content/resources/build-guide-ping-pong-shooter/index.html): Print and assemble the ping pong shooter attachment for your Micromelon Rover. Launch ping pong balls with a spring-loaded mechanism powered by a continuous servo. (367 words)
- [Build Guide: RoboRAVE Line Follow](/content/resources/build-guide-roborave-line-follow/index.html): Print and assemble the RoboRAVE Line Follow attachment for your Micromelon Rover. Adds a servo-controlled barrel that aims the ultrasonic sensor for competition line following. (507 words)
- [Activity: Servo Gauge](/content/resources/activity-servo-gauge/index.html): Use a micro servo to build a visual gauge that reacts to sensor values, in this activity, a stability gauge driven by the accelerometer. (520 words)
- [Curious Minds,  Real Robots](/content/junior/index.html): Micromelon Junior is a simplified block-based coding app for young learners on iPad and Android. Teach computational thinking basics with drag-and-drop programming. (291 words)
- [Robot Simulator](/content/robot-simulator/index.html): The Micromelon Robot Simulator is a 3D virtual environment for practising coding without a physical robot. Includes virtual exercises, simulated sensors, and camera controls. (319 words)
- [Advanced Guides](/content/resources/advanced-guides/index.html): I2C, UART, OpenMV, and other advanced topics for experienced users. (69 words)
- [Get the Tools](/content/download/index.html): Download the Micromelon Code Editor, Robot Simulator, Junior app, Toolbox, and Python library. Available on Windows, macOS, iPad, Android, and Chromebook. (218 words)
- [Activity: Making Music I](/content/resources/activity-making-music-beginner/index.html): Use the Rover’s speaker to play songs, read sheet music and code the Rover to play each note. (455 words)
- [3D Printing Guides](/content/resources/3d-printing-guides/index.html): Guides for designing, printing, and troubleshooting rover attachments. (69 words)
- [Micromelon Hosts RoboRAVE World Championships 2024](/content/resources/micromelon-sponsors-roborave-world-championships-2024.html): We hosted the RoboRAVE World Championships in 2024, with hundreds of students from around the world competing on the Sunshine Coast. (178 words)
- [Rover Repairs Made Easy With Online Return Requests](/content/resources/rover-repairs-made-easy-with-online-return-requests.html): Submit a repair request online, get approved in under an hour, and we'll send everything you need to get your rover back to us for diagnosis and repair. (368 words)
- [Micromelon's ACS GISP School Partnership Reaches 8,000+ Students](/content/resources/micromelon-school-partnership-reaches-8000-students.html): Our partnership with the ACS Gateway to Industry Schools Program has now reached more than 8,000 students across Queensland through hands-on robotics workshops. (276 words)
- [Micromelon Robotics Platform](/content/platform/index.html): The complete Micromelon educational robotics platform: programmable Rover, block and Python Code Editor, Junior app, Python library, and 3D Robot Simulator for schools. (393 words)
- [Rover Repair Request](/content/rover-repair-request/index.html): Submit a repair request for your Micromelon Rover. Our team will assess and arrange repairs for damaged or malfunctioning rovers. (260 words)
- [Sensor Guides](/content/resources/sensor-guides/index.html): Learn how each sensor on the Micromelon Rover works and how to code it. (31 words)
- [Design Blogs](/content/resources/design-blogs/index.html): Read about the design process behind rover attachments. (27 words)
- [Micromelon Attends ACES Hardware Meetup in Sydney](/content/resources/micromelon-attends-aces-hardware-meetup-sydney-2025.html): We attended the ACES Hardware Meetup in Sydney for an evening of presentations and networking with Australia's hardware startup community. (153 words)
- [Micromelon Python Library](/content/python/index.html): The Micromelon Python library lets students control rovers from VS Code, PyCharm, or Jupyter Notebooks. Install via pip for advanced robotics projects. (267 words)
- [Micromelon Returns to EduTECH Australia 2025](/content/resources/micromelon-exhibits-edutech-2025/index.html): EduTECH 2025 was our third year exhibiting. Always a highlight of our calendar, with plenty of new connections and a chance to catch up with existing school partners. (154 words)
- [about-us/index.html](/content/about-us/index.html) (1 words)
- [Build Guide: Bulldozer](/content/resources/build-guide-bulldozer/index.html): Print and assemble the bulldozer attachment for your Micromelon Rover. This step-by-step build guide covers the parts, print files, and final assembly. (392 words)
- [How to Remote Control the Rover](/content/resources/how-to-remote-control-the-rover/index.html): Use Rover View in the Code Editor to remote-control your Rover and read live sensor data, useful for testing and debugging algorithms. (332 words)
- [Contact us.](/content/contact/index.html): Get in touch with Micromelon Robotics for quotes, school demos, technical support, or general enquiries about educational robotics. (28 words)
- [sitemap-xml.html](/content/sitemap-xml.html) (700 words)

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