Partnered with Walter Z

Learning Module #1 - Basic Soldering

Learning Module #1 - Daily Log 

Ryan and Walter's goal were to learn the basics of soldering. This was achieved by completing the Basic Soldering Kit. Ryan and Walter encountered some problems initially but were solved easily later on.

Partnered with Jonathan K

Learning Module #2 - Basic Arduino 

Ryan and Jonathan's goal were to learn the basics of Arduino. They were provided a kit and used various tutorials online to get a basic understanding of the Arduino. They had faced some difficulties but were easily solved.

Partnered with Max V

Learning Module #3 - App Inventor 

Ryan and Max's goal was to create an app using MIT's App Inventor. They found it to be extremely annoying to work with initially due to the incompatibility of certain devices and the App Inventor. Apple products were unable to connect to the App Inventor. With Mr. Detrick's help and available Samsung tablets, they were able to get the App Inventor working and they had encountered little to no problems after that.

Partnered with Ryan C and Reilyn D

Learning Module #4 - Unity 

Learning Module #4 - Daily Log 

Ryan D, Ryan C, and Reilyn D worked with Unity to create a game. They were able to easily work with Unity after getting a basic understanding of how it all worked. They did face some problems throughout the Learning Module but they were easily solved or were able to work around the problem. 

Partnered with Reilyn D

Learning Module #5 - 3D Printing with 360 Kinect 

Learning Module #5 - Daily Log 

Ryan D and Reilyn D used a 3D printer with a 360 Kinect to scan and print out 3D models. They had a lot of problems with the 3D printer. Ryan D mostly worked with the software and programs and focused more on the scanning aspect of the learning module. While Reilyn D focused more on the 3D printer, printing materials, and the hardware of the 3D printer. It took time but they were able to properly use the 3D printer though they couldn't get the 3D models to be completely filled in and smooth.

Partnered with Walter Z

Learning Module #6 - Big Mouth Billy Bass 

Learning Module #6 - Daily Log 

Ryan D and Walter Z worked with a Big Mouth Billy Bass and an arduino. They wanted to connect the Billy Bass to an Arduino and have it move using voice commands with an Alexa. The Learning Module did not go very well. Ryan D and Walter Z did not get the desired results they had wanted.

Partnered with Reilyn D

Learning Module #7 - Bluetooth RC Car 

Learning Module #7 - Daily Log 

Ryan D and Reilyn D had originally planned to use a Wii Balance Board to control the car. Then they switched to a Wii Remote and then to a tablet. They could not find enough resources on the usage of a Wii Balance Board. The Wii Remote would have worked with the car if all the originally components had still been there. In the end they had to settle for something more manageable.

Partnered with Jackson L

Learning Module #8 - Magic Mirror

Learning Module #8 - Daily Log 

Ryan D and Jackson L's goal was to use a Raspberry Pi and a Monitor to create a mirror that would display different information. They had a few hiccups during this learning module, mostly coding errors. In the end they attained their desired results but it can definitely be improved by a bit more. The Magic Mirror is able to display the date, weather, time, news, music, and more. 

Partnered with Evan R

Learning Module #9 - Pen Plotter 

Learning Module #9 - Daily Log 

Ryan D and Evan R's goal was to make a drawing machine using an Arduino, two disc drives, and a servo. Ryan D and Evan R encountered a few coding errors but none that were too difficult to solve. They spent a lot of time doing research and having to redo some things because they unknowingly were using outdated programs. They managed to work around most of them. They main issue they had at the end was due to a design error that they never got to fix.