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LEGO Robotics @ Moose Hill – Day 1

Introduction

§Form teams

§What makes up a robot?

§    Chassis, controller, motors, power, sensors, external communication/control

Challenge 1 – build a LEGO robot

§    Each team follows basic plan to build

§Explore menus on controller

 
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LEGO Robotics @ Moose Hill – Day 2

Motors and gears

§NXT-G programming – movement
§    Motor control
§Challenge 2 – Speed Racer
§    Speed on linear course
§    Keeping the robot going straight
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LEGO Robotics @ Moose Hill – Day 3

Using Sensors

§    Touch, light, rotation & ultrasonic

§NXT-G programming – sensor input

§    Touch and light

§Challenge 3 – following a line

§    Single light sensor edge detection

 

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LEGO Robotics @ Moose Hill – Day 4

Intro to FIRST – FLL & SYRA

§NXT-G programming - advanced

§Challenge 4 – Robotic Sumo

§    Rules and field

§    Putting concepts together

§        Motors - Speed vs. torque

§        Sensors - line detection for field edges

§        Sensors - Robot detection

 

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LEGO Robotics @ Moose Hill – Day 5

“Now for something completely different”

§Remote control robots – R/C

§    Vexplorer and Vex Rover

§    Teleoperated – with video camera

§Challenge 5 – Squarebot

§    Using Vex Development System


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