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STEM Robotics

STEM Robotics. Doug Porter Saint Ursula Academy Cincinnati ,Ohio 45206 dporter@saintursula.org 20 Years as a teacher 6 th Grade Life Science 7 th Grade Earth and Space Science 8 th Grade Physical Science Tech Prep General Biology CP Biology Honors Biology AP Biology

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STEM Robotics

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  1. STEM Robotics • Doug Porter • Saint Ursula Academy • Cincinnati ,Ohio 45206 • dporter@saintursula.org • 20 Years as a teacher • 6th Grade Life Science • 7th Grade Earth and Space Science • 8th Grade Physical Science • Tech Prep • General Biology • CP Biology • Honors Biology • AP Biology • Anatomy and Physiology • Forensics • Robotics: Coach, Competition director • Instructor, Writer

  2. What is a robot?

  3. CharacteristicsRobots are… • Tools (make work easier, safer in some way) • Mechanical (move, or manipulate objects) • Sensors (respond to, or detect changes) • Autonomous/Remote Control • Programmable ? Yes Yes/No No Yes Yes Yes

  4. What is the purpose of your robotics program? • Develop Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math skills (STEM). • Develop critical thinking, problem solving skills • Develop team work • Tie STEM activities to existing courses/programs

  5. Getting StartedCheaply • Junkbots Motors Battery Holders Switches Electronics The art of creative dumpster diving

  6. Classroom ChallengesJunkbots • Make an electric car that runs. • Make it stop before it hits the wall. • Think outside the box, what do the rules allow, limit? • Make a mechanical sensor that stops the car before it hits the wall. (Let the students modify the rules) • Repeat: Learn from others, modify, improve. After the first few examples let the students choose the challenge and let them make the rules. EX: Stop at the edge of a table, sumo bots http://www.kelvin.com/

  7. BEAM Robotics“Mark Tilden” • BEAM = Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, Mechanics: • Biology-- It's tough to beat 4 billion years of evolution; the world around us is a wonderful source of inspiration and education. Bear in mind, of course, that unlike Mother Nature, you also have the advantage of gears, motors, bearings, and good glues! Bioengineering • Electronics-- It kind of goes without saying, but this is what we'll use to drive our creations. BEAM robotics, though, strives for rich behaviors from simple circuits. Here's the key: simple and understandable circuits, surprisingly complex in behavior. Physics • Aesthetics-- This just means your creations should look good. I'm an engineer, but even I appreciate a good-looking design. Besides, if a design looks "clean," it's more likely to work (and easier to test / debug) than a design that's tangled and unruly. Engineering, Art, Design • Mechanics-- This is the less-than-obvious secret of many successful BEAMbots -- with a clever mechanical design, you can reduce the complexity of the rest of your robot (reducing the number of motors and sensors, for example). Physics, Engineering BEAM

  8. Biology Sensing and Responding to the environment • Solarbotics parts and network • http://www.solarbotics.com/ • http://www.solarbotics.net/ • Make Magazine Project Ideas • http://makezine.com/

  9. Educational Robotics • Lego Robotics: • http://robomatter.com/Shop-By-Robot • RCX: Programmable Autonomous http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/search/RCX • NXT: Programmable or Remote • http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/middle-school/lego-mindstorms-education/_/characteristics/productType~LEGO%20Sets • Tetrix: Programmable or Remote • http://www.pitsco.com/store/default.aspx?CategoryID=62&searchtype=0&c=8-1|62-2&t=0&l=0&loc=mm1 First Competitions

  10. VEX Robotics: Programmable or Remote • http://www.vexrobotics.com/ • VEX World Competition: http://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition

  11. Programming Mindstorms NXT, Tetrix Robots RobolabRCX Robots Robot C RCX NXT Tetrix VEX

  12. Other Competitions • BEST Robotics • BotBall • Botball Store

  13. Links and Resources • Parts/Kits • Junkbots/BEAM • http://www.kelvin.com/ • http://www.solarbotics.com/ • Educational Kits • http://robomatter.com/ • http://robomatter.com/Shop-By-Robot • http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/search/RCX • http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/middle-school/lego-mindstorms-education/_/characteristics/productType~LEGO%20Sets • http://www.pitsco.com/store/default.aspx?CategoryID=62&searchtype=0&c=8-1%7C62-2&t=0&l=0&loc=mm1&bhcp=1 • http://www.vexrobotics.com/

  14. Links and Resources cont. • Books/Magazines • http://makezine.com/ • http://find.botmag.com/ • http://www.servomagazine.com/ • Davids Cooks Robot Guides http://www.robotroom.com/ • Software • RobotChttp://www.robotc.net/ Tutorials, Teacher Materials, Workshops and Software • Training • Carnegie Mellon University http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/roboticscurriculum/ • Robot C Virtual Worlds http://www.robotc.net/download/rvw/

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