Course Outline

1. Course Outline Questionnaire

What is Robotics? Engineering?

2. Robot Information Hunt  

What is Engineering?

    Design Teams and Design Process

 Simplified Engineering and Design Process

3. Intro Challenges - Submit pictures to GClass!

   • Get in Shape 

   • Hangout challenge

   • Maze box

   • Rubber Band car - Drag Race or Distance contest? 

   • Bonus Free Build - make something cool!

4. Time to build! 

   • Build Manual 

5. Build Standard Drive Base

   • System Configuration 

     1. Video 

     2. Video 

• For the coding program, do not use the one in the video.

• In the search bar, type in "GRAPHICAL ROBOTC" and open program

5. • 3. Video 

   • Your First Program 

     1. Video 

     2. Video 

     3. Document

   • Forward and back - Wheelie?

   • Orchard Challenge

   • Corner Cleaning

   • Write a letter 

6. Build clawbot

   • WALL-E Challenge!

   • WALL-E Sorts!

7. *BONUS* - This is only for those that are ahead of the class.

   • Build clawbot with sensors

Resources: 

7. • 2. • • Sensors Overview

            •  Click on the links at bottom for more details

            • Explore the site and Youtube for programming Gen 1 Vex Sensors

Challenges

7. • 2. • • Touch Roomba!

          • A-maze-ing!

          • LEVEL UP!

8. Remote Contoller Challenges

   • Freeze tag

   • Capture the flag (cube) - 2 teams with 2 bots each - one defending and one going for the flag 

   • Sumobot

   • Tug-o-war

   • Drag races - try using gear ratios to make the fastest car.

   • Stair climbing challenge - use arms to lift itself up like a excavator/bobcat loading without ramps.