WELCOME TO WELCOME TO ROBOTICSROBOTICS

MEETING 1MEETING 1DECEMBER 4, 2009DECEMBER 4, 2009

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONSS

MR. ORRMR. ORRMRS. ORRMRS. ORRSTUDETNSSTUDETNS

GOALS FOR TODAYGOALS FOR TODAY

①① UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE HEREUNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE HERE②② BEGIN LEARNING THE ENGINEERING BEGIN LEARNING THE ENGINEERING

DESIGN PROCESSDESIGN PROCESS③③ DISCOVER WHAT MAKES A ROBOT A DISCOVER WHAT MAKES A ROBOT A

ROBOTROBOT④④ IDENTIFY THE NAME AND FUNCTION OF IDENTIFY THE NAME AND FUNCTION OF

NXT LEGO ROBOTICS PIECESNXT LEGO ROBOTICS PIECES

WHY ARE WE WHY ARE WE HERE?HERE?

TO CREATE ROBOTS THAT WILL COMPETE TO CREATE ROBOTS THAT WILL COMPETE IN THE I-SS ROBOTICS COMPETITION ON IN THE I-SS ROBOTICS COMPETITION ON

APRIL 21stAPRIL 21st

HOW ARE WE HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL?SUCCESSFUL?

BY LEARNING ABOUT ENGINEERINGBY LEARNING ABOUT ENGINEERING

BY LEARNING PROGRAMMING SKILLSBY LEARNING PROGRAMMING SKILLS

BY LEARNING PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS AND BY LEARNING PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICAL DESIGNMECHANICAL DESIGN

BY WORKING TOGETHERBY WORKING TOGETHER

BY HAVING FUN!BY HAVING FUN!

THE THE ENGINEERING ENGINEERING

DESIGN DESIGN PROCESSPROCESS

WHAT DO THESE WHAT DO THESE ITEMS HAVE IN ITEMS HAVE IN

COMMON?COMMON?

MECHANICAL PENCILMECHANICAL PENCILBAND-AIDBAND-AIDBATTERYBATTERY

TOOTHPASTE TUBETOOTHPASTE TUBEVEGETABLE SEEDSVEGETABLE SEEDS

EACH ITEM CAN BE EACH ITEM CAN BE DESCRIBED AS DESCRIBED AS “ENGINEERED”“ENGINEERED”

BECAUSE EACH ITEM BECAUSE EACH ITEM SOLVES A HUMAN SOLVES A HUMAN

PROBLEM OR FULFILLS PROBLEM OR FULFILLS A HUMAN NEEDA HUMAN NEED

ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DESIGN IS…DESIGN IS…

THE PROCESS OF CREATING SOLUTIONS THE PROCESS OF CREATING SOLUTIONS TO HUMAN PROBLEMS THROUGH TO HUMAN PROBLEMS THROUGH

CREATIVITY AND THE USE OF MATH AND CREATIVITY AND THE USE OF MATH AND SCIENCE KNOWLEDGESCIENCE KNOWLEDGE

LOOK AROUND THE LOOK AROUND THE ROOMROOM

WHAT OTHER ITEMS CAN YOU IDETIFY WHAT OTHER ITEMS CAN YOU IDETIFY THAT WERE ENGINEERED???THAT WERE ENGINEERED???

STEPS IN THE STEPS IN THE ENGINEERING ENGINEERING

DESIGN DESIGN PROCESSPROCESS

#1#1IDENTIFY THE IDENTIFY THE

PROBLEMPROBLEM

IDENTIFYING THE IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM MOVIEPROBLEM MOVIE

#2#2BRAINSTORMBRAINSTORM

WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENT WAYS TO WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENT WAYS TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGE?TACKLE THE CHALLENGE?

SOMETIMES OFF-THE-WALL SUGGESTIONS SOMETIMES OFF-THE-WALL SUGGESTIONS SPARK GREAT IDEAS. HOW CREATIVE CAN SPARK GREAT IDEAS. HOW CREATIVE CAN

YOU BE?YOU BE?

BRAINSTORMING MOVIEBRAINSTORMING MOVIE

#3#3DESIGNDESIGN

WHICH BRAINSTORMED IDEAS ARE WHICH BRAINSTORMED IDEAS ARE REALLY POSSIBLE, GIVEN YOU TIME REALLY POSSIBLE, GIVEN YOU TIME

TOOLS AND MATERIALS?TOOLS AND MATERIALS?WHAT ARE SOME PROBLEMS YOU NEED TO WHAT ARE SOME PROBLEMS YOU NEED TO

SOLVE AS YOU BUILD YOUR PROJECT?SOLVE AS YOU BUILD YOUR PROJECT?HOW CAN A SKETCH HELP CLARIFY YOUR HOW CAN A SKETCH HELP CLARIFY YOUR

DESIGN?DESIGN?

DESIGN MOVIEDESIGN MOVIE

#4#4BUILDBUILD

WHAT MATERIALS WILL YOU NEED?WHAT CAN YOU LEARN BY LOOKING AT

OTHER STUDENTS’ PROJECTS?

#5#5TEST, EVALUATE TEST, EVALUATE

AND REDISGNAND REDISGN WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP TESTING A

DESIGN?WHAT GOALS ARE YOU TRYING TO ACHIEVE, AND HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN

SUCCESSFUL?HOW DOES THE DESIGN MEET THE CRITERIA

FOR SUCCESS PRESENTED IN THE CHALLENGE?

BUILD, TEST AND BUILD, TEST AND REDESIGN MOVIEREDESIGN MOVIE

#6 #6 REPEAT ANY REPEAT ANY

STEPS NEEDED TO STEPS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE IMPROVE THE DESIGN AND DESIGN AND

SHARESHAREWHAT’S THE BEST FEATURE OF YOUR DESIGN?WHAT WERE THE DIFFERENT STEPS YOU DID

TO GET YOUR PROJECT TO WORK?WHAT WAS THE HARDEST PROBLEM TO SOLVE?

SHARE SOLUTIONS MOVIESHARE SOLUTIONS MOVIE

WHAT MAKES A WHAT MAKES A ROBOT A ROBOT?ROBOT A ROBOT?

While there is no single correct definition of While there is no single correct definition of "robot", a typical robot will have several or "robot", a typical robot will have several or

possibly all of the following properties.possibly all of the following properties.It is artificially created.It is artificially created.It can sense its environment, and It can sense its environment, and manipulate or interact with things in it.manipulate or interact with things in it.It has some ability to make choices based on It has some ability to make choices based on the environment, often using automatic the environment, often using automatic control or a preprogrammed sequence.control or a preprogrammed sequence.It is programmable.It is programmable.It moves with one or more axes of rotation It moves with one or more axes of rotation or translation.or translation.It moves without direct human interventionIt moves without direct human intervention

LEGO NXT KITSLEGO NXT KITS

EXPLORE PIECESEXPLORE PIECESBEGIN LEARNING THE NAMES OF ALL OF BEGIN LEARNING THE NAMES OF ALL OF

THE PIECESTHE PIECES