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title: "Programming a robot: buttons"
url: "https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-16-15-05-programming-a-robot-buttons"
school: "Mary Howard CE Primary School"
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# Programming a robot: buttons

  ![Image of Programming a robot: buttons](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/images/blog/0ADC025C-3CC3-43A9-B90A-A4AB3CF71D81.jpeg)  16 January 2026   [Sarah Orgill](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/sorgill)   [Class 1](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-1)

We had great fun today exploring the buttons on the Beebot and Robot Mouse to give simple commands!

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