Scratch 2.0 WeDo extension is now in beta!

l0ve1y

Yey, now if only I hade one of those… XD I've also heard of something called PicoBoard, will that be added in as well? (And I bet that's where the mascot Pico got its name from.

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FinTrakerGamer

Cool!

Flaame

Cool!

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What's a Nar-Nar?

Hibot300NG

Lightnin wrote:
Today's update to Scratch adds support for the LEGO WeDo - a first for Scratch 2.0! LEGO WeDo is a robotics kit that you can use to connect your Scratch projects to the physical world.

If you have a LEGO WeDo, you can add the WeDo extension by clicking the more blocks palette, and then select “add an extension.” Select LEGO WeDo and follow the instructions to install the plugin.

What are Scratch Extensions?

The WeDo extension is just the first of its kind: It will soon be possible to connect other kinds of hardware to Scratch. And with “Web extensions”, you can pull data from the web into your project. For example, we're working on a weather extension that will allow your projects to get the current temperature in any location. Look for an update on this soon!

I want to make a Scratch extension so I can… (program my 200 foot tall My Little Pony robot / monitor my pet Nar-Nar’s temperature / whatever else you can imagine )

You can find more information about Scratch extensions on the wiki page. However, we're going to be really careful about which extensions we'll make available for everyone on Scratch to use. We'll be releasing more details about the development and submission process in the coming months.

Scratch On!

Is it the first extension to Scratch 2.0? I can't wait to see more extensions.

Last edited by Hibot300NG (April 23, 2014 06:05:21)

Blaze349

Could you add a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 extension please. That would be even better! But WeDo is still great!

marioman20

Your text to link here…

Warioware64

Lightnin wrote:
Today's update to Scratch adds support for the LEGO WeDo - a first for Scratch 2.0! LEGO WeDo is a robotics kit that you can use to connect your Scratch projects to the physical world.

If you have a LEGO WeDo, you can add the WeDo extension by clicking the more blocks palette, and then select “add an extension.” Select LEGO WeDo and follow the instructions to install the plugin.

What are Scratch Extensions?

The WeDo extension is just the first of its kind: It will soon be possible to connect other kinds of hardware to Scratch. And with “Web extensions”, you can pull data from the web into your project. For example, we're working on a weather extension that will allow your projects to get the current temperature in any location. Look for an update on this soon!

I want to make a Scratch extension so I can… (program my 200 foot tall My Little Pony robot / monitor my pet Nar-Nar’s temperature / whatever else you can imagine )

You can find more information about Scratch extensions on the wiki page. However, we're going to be really careful about which extensions we'll make available for everyone on Scratch to use. We'll be releasing more details about the development and submission process in the coming months.

Scratch On!

Cool

hockeyguy8

I don't think I have the LEGO wedo thingy.

Do you have to buy it or something?

retsamekopDesign

This is awesome! Would be perfect for the Technology class I'm taking at school!

FelixWink99

Lego!!!!!!!!!

djdolphin

Great, this feature's ‘officially’ out! Are there guidelines for submitting official extensions yet, or have those not been decided? I made a javascript extension that opens urls a while ago, but I doubt that would be officially added.

dharvell678

you should make a doctor who wedo

craZcat

Heh, I discovered this on my project last night. I have no use for it yet, but you can bet your cannolis I will!

hugmyster

Now THIS looks really promising! I like Scratch, I like Lego, I'm going to get hooked…

Oh dear…

Huggy

Awesomekids3

So, does the connecting to the physical world mean like, can we control robots in the real world VIA Scratch?

Last edited by Awesomekids3 (April 24, 2014 14:30:15)

Superstephen

I have normal Lego WeDo, but Scratch WeDo sounds even better!

pondy37

Stay on topic…. stay on topic…
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Last edited by pondy37 (April 23, 2014 17:18:17)

Sonickyle

Lightnin wrote:
I want to make a Scratch extension so I can… (program my 200 foot tall My Little Pony robot

So are some of the team bronies, or did you just put that in there to tease?

Looking forward to what these extensions can do!

The_Duke

i dont have a WeDo i have a MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 does it work with those? :3

Last edited by The_Duke (April 23, 2014 19:03:15)

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