Makeblock Extension(s) for Scratch 3.0

#1

Hello,

would it be possible to publish an extension for Scratch 3.0 that commands the Makeblock robots from the Web Platform?
The idea is still to use MBlock5 for offline work but also be able to program and share on Scratch with an official Makeblock extension.
Scratch is great to start with and then the next step is just an extension to go on with the physical world :slight_smile:

IMHO it will also have a nice marketing effect for Makeblock as there are many Scratchers knowing only Lego.

Current Scratch 3.0 planned extensions are Micro:bit, Lego WeDo 2.0, Lego Mindstorms EV3, Lego Boost. Check image icon on https://preview.scratch.mit.edu.
https://github.com/LLK/scratch-vm/wiki/Scratch-3.0-Extensions-Specification
https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/295101/?page=1#post-3051143
(http://blog.just4fun.site/tag/scratch.html)?

Mitchel Resnick: “Scratch: Coding for Everyone!” | Talks at Google

Thank you

#2

It is possible, but currently no plan to make a Scratch 3 extension about Makeblock products. However, you will be able to open Scratch projects in mBlock, and in the future mBlock can share projects to its community.

#3

Hello there,

Just so you know, we’ve just created the mBlock Extension Builders for users to build mBlock 5 extensions.
Please check it out here and see if it meets you need: http://ext.mblock.cc

#4

Hi

I agree with you and it would be a fantastic marketing move.
It seems that MakeBlock is reinventing the wheel.

Anyway, I’ve started looking into a scratch extension for an mBot.
I have written a linux version of scratch-link https://github.com/audetto/asi-link because their version does not work on Linux.

I am now trying to do the extensions.

I have to be honest that Scratch is not making it easy to create an extension.

So, we have 2 good products MakeBlock and Scratch each with its own weaknesses.
Would be good to have a stronger product with the union of the features.