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-**Red Program (Touch Mode):** Use the arrows to tell your robot what to do: up and down for moving forward and backward by 10 cm, and left and right for turning 90 degrees in each of the directions. The robot will collect instructions until you press the "tick" confirmation button. Once you press it, the robot will execute all the actions in order.
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-**Green Program (Hand Follower):** Your robot will keep a steady 10 cm distance from your hand or any object you put in front of it. Press the "tick" confirmation button again to make the robot start following your hand.
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-**Green Program (Hand Follower):** Your robot will keep a steady 10 cm distance from your hand or any object you put in front of it. Press the "tick" confirmation button again to make the robot start following your hand. You can stop the robot at any moment by pressing the "X" cancel button.
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-**Blue Program (Line Follower):** Your robot will glide along a black line on a white surface. Press the "tick" confirmation button again to make the robot follow the line. You can stop the robot at any moment by pressing the "X" cancel button. **The recommended size for the "black line" to follow is between 2-3 cm wide.**
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Now that you have played with Alvik and have seen it moving, it is time to know more in-depth how it is built and how to get much more than the out-of-the-box experience from it.
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Now that you have played with Alvik and have seen it moving, it is time to know more in-depth how it is built and how to program Alvik to do amazing things.
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### Let's Start Coding Alvik
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Alvik is intended to be programmed with MicroPyton. We recommend you to install the [Arduino Lab for MicroPython](https://labs.arduino.cc/en/labs/micropython) editor.
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Alvik is intended to be programmed with MicroPyton. We recommend you to install the [Arduino Lab for MicroPython](https://labs.arduino.cc/en/labs/micropython) editor. Follow the instructions next to the download link to install it and open the IDE
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Now that all the previous steps have been set, let's see how to create custom programs for Alvik to move forward until detecting an object in front of it, Alvik will detect it, dodge it and continue on its way.
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Now that all the previous steps have been set, let's see how to make Alvik moving across your room while avoiding objects! Let's create custom program for Alvik that:
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* Move forward until detecting an object in front of it
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* Dodge the object by turning on
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* Continue on its way by moving forwards again
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***Alvik does not have its own parachute! Be careful avoid using Alvik on your table or it could fall over the edge!***
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**1. **Create an Alvik folder in your computer and set it as the path of the Arduino Lab for MicroPython IDE.
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