To start the year off, Rachel F. and I got an introduction into soldering. We used a starter kit and each of us started with practice trials before soldering in a speaker, lights, resistors, and a battery connector. We did our own personal research the first day, and spent the next four days finishing our project.
Rachel F. and I had an introduction to the real coding aspect of Honors Advanced Topics. We used simple tutorials to learn basic wiring, coding, and how to use the Arduino overall. We played with sensors and manipulated their code to expand our knowledge.
Michael H. and I wanted to get a head start on 3D printing but wanted to understand the concept of collecting a 3D image. We used a Kinect and Microsoft 3D Scan to collect our data into a 3D form. (We tried Skanect but it did not work).
With Noah D., we were able to use a security camera with a Raspberry Pi to track the facial recognition of whoever is seen.
With Andrew H., we made an online mutliplayer game so we could play tic-tac-toe together.
With Michael M., we made a walking bug robot with an arduino that could walk on it's own.
With Jacob L., we created a virtual reality game using a skateboard as the controller.
With the quarantine in state, I learned a new coding language to keep up with my coding knowledge.