Robotics and Mechatronics Activity Examples & Student Work Samples
Robotics and Mechatronics Activity Examples & Student Work Samples
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Students in Robotics and Mechatronics discover multiple answers to the question of how robots operate in our world. Through hands-on study and experimentation, students program Lego EV3 robots to meet simulated real-world challenges. For example, using color-sensors that recognize red, green, and yellow, students program robots to stop, go, and slow down, just as autonomous vehicles do.
Students answer the question of how robotics can impact visual art by making Lego EV3 robots into spirograph machines. After doing this, they created a gallery walk to show both the art and the robot design that was used to create it.
It can be scary out there: hurricanes, earthquakes, pandemics. What can we do? Our Mechatronics 2 students are thinking about ways that the field of mechatronics can improve our world and aid in helping people after damaging events. By combining research and their knowledge of a variety of different robotic sensors and devices, students designed a mechatronic/robotic creation that would aid in disaster relief. The results of their creative thinking include a robotic butterfly that performs swarm robotics, an aquatic search and rescue device, a FoodBot that can reach unnavigable areas to provide food after earthquakes, and a CoronaBot stationed at store entrances to check for symptoms and hand out PPE. There’s no doubt these creative students will make our world a better place.
During a live Google Meet, Robotics and Mechatronics 1 students learn about color sensors using an online simulator program for Lego EV3 Robots.
Circuit Labs in Mechatronics 1
Students learn circuitry to discover the basics of how electronics and technology work. As they advance, they use circuits to create light and sound.
Students learn block coding and Python programming. These languages can be applied to program different technologies.
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