Robotics Club
Robotics Club was created to challenge our most gifted mathematicians. These children are invited to join this club and given a variety of complex challenges which involve programming. The initial challenge is often to build the model correctly (from the Lego Mindstorms sets - aimed at secondary school aged children).
After a number of weeks of trial, error, determination and frustration (with as little support from adults as possible), our 'roboteers' complete their first programmed models.
Once they have built a number of models and programmed them successfully they are allowed to create their own hybrid robots to fulfil a variety of self-generated challenges.
After a number of weeks of trial, error, determination and frustration (with as little support from adults as possible), our 'roboteers' complete their first programmed models.
Once they have built a number of models and programmed them successfully they are allowed to create their own hybrid robots to fulfil a variety of self-generated challenges.
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Here are the first two bumper cars to be successfully created and programmed to reverse away from a 'bump' and try again... |
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We tested them to see if they behaved in exactly the same way (even though they had been independently programmed). |
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We showed the robots in action during assembly. |
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The next robot has 'sight' and needed to be programmed to see obstacles - again reversing away. It also kept the 'bumper' in case it reversed into something else. |
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A robot with an eye!
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