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Robots & Rovers:
On this page, you will have access to the Over Arching Mechatronics Engineering projects and modules. These projects will be structured as "Cap Stone" projects focus on the theme of "Robots & Rovers".
While there is a tab for UNITS, where I categorized all my lessons in a some what organized set of Units/Modules, this space is to show the "How I Teach" the Mechatronics Engineering topics. Here you will see the "How" of the "Cap Stone" projects, where I pull and organize my lessons found in the Units.
Projects & Modules:
Arduino - C++ - Sensing the world, Deciding what to do, Affecting the world
MakeyBot
Rube Goldberg (Arduino)
Arduino based Rovers
Raspberry Pi - Python - Linux, Python, Web, IoT
Raspberry Pi based Rovers
Raspberry Pi / Arduino communication
Tele-Operated & Autonomous Rovers
My goal is to teach you technical stuff like Science, Math and Geeky Robot Stuff... This site will always be a work in progress. While I'm always working on Electronics and Engineering curriculum, lessons and labs for my SVCTE Mechatronics class. Teachers... I'm here for you... I’m a true believer in Opensource and creative commons licensing, I'll be sharing lots of Opensource and Creative Commons curriculum here. Be a Hero: Allow your content and software to be freely used, modified, and shared.
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WORK IN PROGRESS
WORK IN PROGRESS
This will be a never ending provss... it's Feb 2026... 😂
Ha, Ha, it's Dec 2025...
Ha, Ha, it's Summer 2025... I'm working on updating this web site, re-organizing, re-publishing, etc. But... my ADHD and ability to fucus on projects because other "shiny" projects keep getting in the way does not help... If you wanted to help shape my priorities, you could connect with me here on my "How To Support My Curriculum Development" page
News and Updates:
News and Updates:
2026/04/24 - Just added this module, and will be really updating and tweeking it Summer 2026. I'm always working on organization, and it always seems like it's not organized. As a teacher, I wish we could go to a 4 day week teaching, with the 5th day as all day prep...
And, just for fun, here is a Curriculum Development Time Tracker, that I probably will only get about a 1/3 of my time tracked... just to show how much time Curriculum development really takes.
Robots & Rovers - Overview and Introduction:
Robots & Rovers - Overview and Introduction:
Welcome to my Mechatronics Engineering Robots & Rover Capstone Projects.
License - "Be A Hero"... Distribute Your Content As Open Source... That Is What I'm Doing...
License - "Be A Hero"... Distribute Your Content As Open Source... That Is What I'm Doing...
The content on this site may have been pulled from other open source sites, but typically the interpretation and presentation is primarily the Intellectual Property of Jim Burnham, - TopClown@STEAMClown.org at www.steamclown.org and the Student curriculum can be found under the specific Mechatronics Engineering Units section of this web site.
If you do use my material, and make changes, I would appreciate getting a copy... because if you are making changes, it means that you think there is a better way to teach this… and I would really appreciate understanding that. Please send me feedback on my Questions or Feedback form. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions or comment.
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Projects, Unit Topics & Lessons
Projects, Unit Topics & Lessons
Arduino/C++
Sensing The World, Deciding What To Do, Then Affecting The World
Arduino/C++
Sensing The World, Deciding What To Do, Then Affecting The World
MakeyBot
MakeyBot
Rube Goldberg (Arduino)
Rube Goldberg (Arduino)
Arduino Based Rovers
Arduino Based Rovers
LCD (SPI/I2C serial) (Implemented With An Arduino)
LCD (SPI/I2C serial) (Implemented With An Arduino)
Content TBD
Raspberry Pi - Python - Linux, Python, Web, IoT
Raspberry Pi - Python - Linux, Python, Web, IoT
Raspberry Pi Based Rovers
Raspberry Pi Based Rovers
Tele-Operated & Autonomous Rovers
Tele-Operated & Autonomous Rovers
The VIAM Rovers you will use in class, primarily run on a Raspberry Pi platform. The VIAM Rev-1 Rovers run fine on a Raspberry Pi 3B, and the VIAM Rev-2 Rovers do better on a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5.
More importaint, the DIY Differential Drive Rovers we are building in class, will also run as VIAM Rev-2 Rover, with a small pin assignment modification.
In this Module / Project / Challenge, You will be configuring your VIAM Rover or your DIY Differential Drive Rovers to use and run with the VIAM Server... So for the most part, the instructions found here will be the same for your Raspberry Pi regardless if it's driving an offical VIA Rover, or your DIY one.
Raspberry Pi / Arduino communication
Raspberry Pi / Arduino communication
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