the record/play block

The Record/Play block (shown in Figure 4-43) lets you record the movements of one or more motors and later play them back, reproducing the movements you recorded.

The Record/Play block

Figure 4-43. The Record/Play block

Using this block is a two-step process. First, you write a program with the block’s Action item set to Record. While running the program, manually move the robot through the actions you want it to perform. The block will save a file on the NXT containing the information needed to replay the movements.

The second step is to use a block with the Action item set to Play in another program to replay the motions you recorded.

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