7p5/6. Robots

List of 10 good ideas:

Planning questions:

Make a cool symbol with the iRobot
Make the Sphero mini spell out things
Make the Dash transport mice
Make the iRobot draw a maze
Make the Sphero mini follow a course
Make the Dash shoot multiple projectiles
Race two different robots
Make two robots battle
Draw an optical illusion with the iRobot
Make the Sphero minis play tag

Are you working by yourself or in a team?

I will be working by myself on the last project. Except for a short section where I will have another person hold the camera. I will need this other person to record the robot while I run the code for it.

What materials will you need for your project?

For this project, I will need the materials for the iRobot. These materials will include a marker, the robot itself, the mat for the robot, and an iPad. I technically also need the charger for the electronics I am using but they are not absolutely essential like the other equipment.

What is your plan to create in this project?

I plan to create a drawing with the iRobot. I will make the code more this drawing in the iRobot application. It will be then drawn by the iRobot on the iRobot mat with a dry-erase marker.

What unique qualities will your project have?

My project will have the qualities of being a sort of work of art made by the technology we have been using for the past week or so. Though it will be similar to designs of some fonts used in graffiti this design itself will be original. In this project, I will have to be creative enough to not be too intricate for the robot to draw.

Day 1

I began working on the website for the project. On this day I made my list of ten and then added my planning questions. I also began to brainstorm my fifth project on the side.

Day 2

I worked on a design for the Dash. It was a mix between a catapult and a slide. The hour ended before I could complete it but I made quite a lot of progress.

Day 3

After making some small edits to the design I recorded the video for the Dash. I subsequently uploaded it to my drive so I could add it to this website. I also cleaned up the code.

Day 4

On this day I began working with the Sphero mini. I was able to complete five shapes. With the Sphero mini I made a triangle, a square, a pentagon, a hexagon, and a octogan.

Day 5

I worked on the code from the previous day. I edited the code so the shapes were more proportional. This also made the space required for the Sphero to run smaller.

Day 6

We recorded the video of the Sphero mini. During the same day I also uploaded the video. It is also notable that I worked on this website.

Day 7

I coded the Sphero bolt on this day. I made the Sphero bolt jump and flash lights. I then recorded the video and took a picture.

Day 8

On this day, which was a half day, I edited the video for the bolt. I made sure to mute the background noise and then I added music. I also added titles to the video.

Day 9

On this day, I coded the iRobot to make an f. I learned about how to make the marker go up and down to write. I also decided that the word I would make would be fur.

Day 10

On this day, I began work with my final robot project. I made the code for the pattern that the robot would make. I had to do quite a bit of trouble shooting though for it to work with the robot in real life.

Day 11

On this day, I finished the work from yesterday. I had to make the sides of the pattern longer to make it easier for the robot to draw. I recorded the video of the obot and then edited it.

Videos and pictures:

Video for the Dash:

Copy of My Movie 3.mov

Video for the Sphero:

My Movie 4.mov

Video for the Party Bomb:

My Movie 5.mov

Video for iRobot:

My Movie 5.mov

Video for iRobot drawing:

My Movie 6.mov

Code for Dash:

Code for Sphero:

Code for Party Bomb:

Code for iRobot word:

Code for iRobot drawing:

Reflection:

Using the iRobot, I created a drawing because I wanted to test what the iRobot could draw other than simple three-letter words. I did this by making a design that was not too complicated for the robot but also not so simple there is no challenge. I decided to make a letter in a graffiti font because they can be quite intricate but also not too complex when you get them down to a science.
During this process, I learned about coding and innovating with robots. I learned quite a bit about the iRobot coding app and how it works with the robot. I also learned about how when you work with the robots the code does not always directly correlate with what the robot does and to edit the code to work with the robot.
The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to Empowered Learner because during this project I used the iRobot and the coding software for it to reach my goal of making a drawing with it. I troubleshooted with the iRobot also to make it so it could more smoothly complete this task. Because I not only used the resources around me to achieve my goal but also troubleshoot with these resources this project demonstrates the Empowered learner standard.
A challenge I overcame on this project was preventing the iRobot from drifting off course while it was performing the code. I was able to do it by scaling up the design to make the more intricate details bigger. This worked well because the iRobot would have more time to move forward than stop which kept it on course.
Given a chance to do this again, I would change the design of the project to be more intricate. The reason why I would change it is because I feel that now I realize the effects of scaling up the design I could make it far more intricate. The only reason the design was not as intricate as I would have liked it to be this time was that I was fearful that it would drift off course.
Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing. My project connects to the Computer Programming CTE program at Hastings High School. It connects to the Computer Programming program in particular because this project was based around coding the robot to perform this task My project connects to careers in robotics engineering, electromechanical technician work, and mechanical engineering. Because some of the main features of these careers are directly correlated with robotics like how mechanical engineers work with a lot of the more physical aspects of robots and how robotics engineers design a lot of the aspects of robots.

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