My Robotic Friends

Materials

• Print out Symbol Key (1 per group)

• Print out Cup Stack Patterns (1 per group)

• Disposable Cups or Paper Trapezoids (6-15 per group)

• Paper & pencil (1 per person)

Instructions

• My Robotic Friends instructions

Things to discuss

• A set of instructions is also called an algorithm.

• If you miss an instruction or get them out of sequence what happens?

• Why is important to define a set of instructions or code for your robot?

• Are there any other instructions you would add to the code library?

More resources

• Read this: Civilization is Built on Code

• Play this: RoboRally or Robot Turtles