Mindstorms: Inspired by Nature
Robots are changing
Every day, scientists and engineers are imagining new uses for robots and are drawing inspiration from amazing sources. Where once robots were giant machines used to automate massive industrial and manufacturing processes, like assembling cars, roboticists are making robots smaller and smaller and meant to perform similar functions as biological systems. Enter the RoboBee!
Explore
What are other robots that are meant to mimic organisms found in nature? How were they designed? What can they do? What are they intended to do? How are they used? Create a presentation that provides a detailed exploration of a robot inspired by a biological system
Build
The Tri-bot is a flexible platform that can easily be modified to perform countless tasks. Follow instructions to build your Tri-Bot
Learn
With RoboMatter Virtual Brick and Virtual Worlds, everyone gets their own robot to program. Learn to make a robot move, turn, and interact with its environment
Apply
Transfer your programming skills and knowledge from Virtual Worlds to your EV3. Use code to make your robot explore the physical world!
Challenge
Your robot is a bee that needs to explore its world, pollinate flowering plants, and collect nectar to return to the hive. How will you complete the challenge?
Design
Design, build, and program an original robot that mimics an organism in nature. What will you design? How will you use what you learned? You will identify a challenge for your robot including tasks it must complete. Use an iterative design cycle to complete your challenge and document your progress as you go!