robotics

Tech Workshop - Cycle 3, Robotics

 * Completed projects:**
 * Opening part by Hanna & Masey
 * Hello by Hanna
 * Seizure Sonic by Hunter
 * Awsome Scratch by Jeremy & Eli
 * Dot Maze by Isaac
 * Nerdy Bots by Eli, Isaac & Jeremy (password: robots)
 * Da Robot by Hunter (password: robots)
 * Marty - robot that can draw demonstrated during street fair by All

Robots are no longer the stuff of science fiction, but are they really invading our lives? See Rodney Brooks TED talk below for his ideas. What can robots do for us? How do they operate? How do we program them? We will explore these robotic questions and more. The result of this workshop will be lego robots programmed to perform specific tasks.

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- State of robots today (living with robots video ) - Intro to programming robots (play Robo Rally game ) - Intro to object-oriented programming using Scratch media type="custom" key="6336469"
 * Day 1**

- Define role of builder, programmer & tester - Intro to Lego robots - Practice building and programming Lego robots media type="custom" key="6336475" media type="custom" key="6336477"
 * Day 2**

- "Houston we have a problem": troubleshooting hardware & software issues - Different teams building robot, programming robot, programming Scratch
 * Day 3**

- Decide what robots to build and video - Decide what robot to demo - Decide what Scratch programs to demo
 * Day 4**

- Complete demo robot - Complete Scratch programs
 * Day 5**

- Demonstrate robots & Scratch programs for class
 * Day 6**

videos

 * games machines play
 * the intimate machine
 * living with robots
 * the year in robots

resources

 * NXT projects
 * NXT tutorial
 * Robotics Academy
 * robotics curriculum
 * the art of lego
 * get started with SCRATCH
 * Robo Rally online demo
 * TheTech robotics museum
 * NASA robotics