ARTS AND

BOTS MY DESIGN NOTEBOOK

ASK

IMPROVE IMAGINE

CREATE PLAN

THIS DESIGN NOTEBOOK BELONGS TO:

Hannah Doak

My Goal: I hope to create a robot that appears to be writing/drawing like the one in my Unit Plan’s novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

ARTS AND

BOTS MY DESIGN NOTEBOOK

ASK

IMPROVE IMAGINE

CREATE PLAN

THIS DESIGN NOTEBOOK BELONGS TO:

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Arts & Bots Quick Reference

Outputs - Light

Name and Image What does it do? Plug it in Icon

LED

It is a single color light source with controllable brightness.

Color + Positive

Black - Ground

The colored wire of the LED indicates the color of its light!

Tri-Color LED

It is a red-green-blue (RGB) light source which can produce many light-based colors.

Red R Red

Green G Green

Blue B Blue

Black - Ground

Outputs - Motion

Name and Image What does it do? Plug it in Icon

Servo

It is a limited range motor with controls for specific angular positions.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Motor

It is an electric motor with speed control that can rotate in either direction indefinitely.

Yellow + and -

Since both wires are the same color, the motor can be plugged in two ways. Switching them just changes which direction is “forward”.

Vibration Motor

It is a small motor that causes a shaking motion where you can control the intensity of shaking.

Yellow + and -

Since both wires are the same color, the vibration motor can be plugged in two ways. Switching them just changes which direction the weight spins.

Inputs (Sensors)

Name and Image What does it do? Plug it in Icon

Distance Sensor

It is a sensor that detects how far away something is.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Light Sensor

It is a sensor that detects how bright the ambient light is.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Temperature Sensor

It is a sensor that detects the temperature.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Potentiometer

It is a sensor that detects how it has been rotated.

Yellow S Signal

Red + Positive

Black - Ground

Notes:

Version 1.1 – March 2012

AS

WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ROBOT TO LOOK LIKE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ROBOT TO BE ABLE TO DO? I hope that my robot shall be able to appear to be writing/drawing.

ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

GOA

ASK

TO LEARN HOW TO CREATE AND PROGRAM A ROBOT

WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ROBOT TO LOOK LIKE? WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR ROBOT TO BE ABLE TO

DO?

IMAG RESEARCH BRAINSTORM IDEAS

CHOOSE THE BEST ONE!

PLA DRAW A DIAGRAM MAKE A LIST OF MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED

CREA

FOLLOW YOUR PLAN AND CREATE IT! TEST IT OUT!

IMPR

OVE:

TALK ABOUT WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T AND WHAT COULD WORK BETTER!

MODIFY YOUR DESIGN TO MAKE IT BETTER TEST IT OUT!

IMAG

DESIGN BRAINSTORM

What do you want your robot to look like?

What do you want your robot to be able to do?

Where did you find your idea for your robot?

In the novel that my Unit Plan is based around

OTHER QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOUR PARTNER ABOUT THEIR

ROBOT DESIGN

IMPR

WHAT WORKS? WHAT DOESN’T WORK? WHAT COULD WORK BETTER?

Servos

Pulley

Fishing wire

Motors

Pulley using a

popsicle stick as a

base

PL

DESIGN MATERIALS: WHAT MATERIALS WILL YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR ROBOT?

(Servos, fishing line, popsicle stick) for the pulley Egg carton arms Shoe box for body

PL

DESIGN SKETCH: SKETCH YOUR ROBOT

Arts and Bots Project Development Worksheet

Project Title: The Inspiration of Dreams

Project Leader/Liaison: Hannah Doak

The Purpose and Main Features of the Project: to move arm in a motion that projects the appearance of writing/drawing

Preparing the launch

Curricular objectives and scope of the project: to teach that anyone is capable of inventing

Learning activities: go over previous inventors/inventions

Learning outcomes and assessment: students shall design their own invention and describe the critical thinking process they utilized

Resources and support

Project Showcase

ARTS and BOTS Interview Questions

To identify the "story" behind each robot, try to cover the following points, and develop the ones that sound more interesting for each specific interviewee. Of course, if anything else comes up in the conversation that is interesting and not part of these points - dig deeper.

Tell me about how your robot works – what electronic parts did you use and what do they do? My robot uses a pulley system consisting of fishing line, servos, and a popsicle stick. The fishing line pulls the side of the arm out and the servos returns to resting position to take the arm back in to create the writing movement Identify decisions made (materials, technology, programming, story) originally two servos were used, one for lifting the arm and one for moving the arm side to side. However, the servos used for lifting the arm proved to be useless and was removed. The pulley system had to be adjusted multiple times and replaced. The Popsicle stick as a base was not used, until a peer gave the most helpful suggestion. What did you enjoy the most about this process, what was the most

rewarding part of the experience? Why? How so? Getting the robot to function was most assuredly the most rewarding part. It was a difficult process and to finally get the arm to move was exciting.

What was the most challenging part of this assignment for you? Why? How did you overcome / resolve it? Getting the arm to move. It would move slightly, but it was not enough to look like writing. Hence, I enhanced the pulley system

What did you learn from this project (about robotics and the curricular topic)? It was much easier than I had previously assumed. Show / describe the robot doing its thing (+ the assignment if relevant)