Robotic Engineering I, II, III, IV, V, VI
Robotic Engineering is comprised of six high school level courses that are appropriate for 9th – 12th grade students who are interested in the designing, ideating, prototyping, and iterating of solutions to technical problems. The Robotic Engineering courses are designed to explore the past, current and future use of automation technology in industry and everyday use. Robotic Engineering focuses heavily on prior knowledge from STEM related courses. There will be class competitions and engineering challenges using the LEGO EV3 solution as well as the TETRIX robotic system from Pitsco. Students will work hands-on in teams to design, build, program and document their progress. Topics may include motor control, gear ratios, torque, friction, sensors, timing, program loops, logic gates, decision-making, timing sequences, propulsion systems and binary number systems. The cornerstone of the classes involves solving engineering design problems. The teacher will be placed in the role of a facilitator/mentor, the student in the role of project manager/problem solver. These courses are designed for the beginning to intermediate level computer user who has some experience using the computer. Students will work in-groups and teams to complete various course assignments and projects (challenges). Students will be expected to be self-motivated and stay on task with all lectures, web based instruction and activities. Students interested in joining RoboVikes should enroll in these courses.
Prerequisite: Successfully passing RE I to enroll in RE II, and so on.