ERAU STEM Beginner Robotics Camp 2016

Farahzad Behi and Richard S. Stansbury

Schedule

• Monday
  • AM: Robotics 101 (Build: Castor Bot)
  • PM:  Robotic Sensors (Build:  Explorer Bot)
• Tuesday
  • AM: Robots in Motion (Build:  Baseball Batter)
  • PM:  Robot Control (Build: Line Follower)
• Wednesday:
  • AM:  Lab Tours and Discussion
  • PM:  Rock Band Robot and Demos TBD; Robot Design Challenge
• Thursday:
  • AM:  Developing Robot Behaviors for Battle Bots (Build/code: Robot Behaviors)
  • PM:  Battle Bot Building
• Friday:
  • AM:  movie "The Iron Giant" 
  • PM:  Battlebots Competition (time TBD)

Note: the schedule is subject to change based upon availability of resources, student interest, weather, etc.

Presentations (including videos)

• Robotics 101 - http://prezi.com/dgh7rbcm_ut9/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
• Robot Control - http://prezi.com/u6atvaezfvi9/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
• Robot Sensors - http://prezi.com/5bwc6lcwdlgq/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
• Robots in Motion - http://prezi.com/1yyjvybl2eqj/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Robot Kit Information

The 2015 Summer Camp used the Lego Mindstorms Educational Kit purchased from Lego Education.  Our kits ran the NXT 2.0 system, which is the previous generation Mindstorm.  Since these units are discontinued, the cost associated with them have gone up significantly if you buy new.  You can find used sets on E-Bay for around $200.

About one year ago, Lego upgraded from NXT 2.0 to EV3.  Those are more affordable, but different from the kits used in camp.  You can purchase an EV3 kit at amazon.com at the following link:  http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-6029291-Mindstorms-EV3-31313/dp/B00CWER3XY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403871970&sr=8-1&keywords=lego+nxt+2.0

Robot Build Projects

The projects came from http://www.nxtprograms.com.  Both build instructions and programs are available. The students specifically built as part of their learning activities ahead of Battle Bots the following:

• 3-Motor Chassis
• Explorer Bot
• Line Follower
• Baseball Batter

Ahead of the battle bots competition, the students learned about programming robot behavior.  These activities can be found here: Robot Behaviors.

A simple battlebot program is as available for download.

Additionally, the campers did a number of other builds if they had time available.

You can also look on Pinterest for robot projects for all age levels.