January 21 or 24th
(No Meetings at Gallimore this week)
It is very helpful if the team includes comment blocks to group related steps and to explain parts of the program. There are two ways to do this in the EV3 software environment.
from a High School robotics team:
https://youtu.be/OfrXGvBTk0o
from a robotics coach:
https://youtu.be/k7nscBBYUR0
Monday, January 21, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
Week 2: Starting to Program
Breaking the challenge down into smaller parts is helpful.
Watch what the example robot does. Think about what you want your robot to do.
From Robofest.org Game page https://youtu.be/pREnrQtSddE
Suggested steps:
1) Drive forward.
2) Stop at the edge of the table.
3) Turning the robot 90 degrees.
4) Following the edge of the table.
Tutorials from previous years:
Other ways to learn how to do steps:
Download the education version of Mindstorms software instead of the home version. (Tutorials are built in at the home screen.)
https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3/software
Search online. For example, search for "EV3 stop at black"
https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3/software
Search online. For example, search for "EV3 stop at black"
You will find tutorials
And videos!
Monday, January 7, 2019
Kicking off Our 2019 Robofest Season: Binary Blocks
Meeting for Week 1
January 7/January 10
Season Overview
January 7/January 10
Season Overview
- Club Goals
- Support building school community
- Encourage interest and participation in STEM
- Promote teamwork, communication, and leadership skills
- Important Dates
- Club Meetings Mondays or Thursdays (no school, no meeting)
- March 23: Gallimore Qualifying Competition
- April TBD: Robofest Qualifying Invitationals
- May 16-18: Robofest World Championship
- Robofest Game:
- Robofest Game Webpage http://robofest.org/index.php/current-competitions/game
- Kickoff Slides https://www.robofest.net/images/1819/Robofest19Kickoff_us2.pdf
- Your Team
- 3 or 4 students
- Students will do ALL of the work
- planning, building, programming, and problem-solving
- learning and student-ownership is the goal
- 1 or more coach
- help team stay on task during club meetings
- help team make decisions and get help when needed
- help team understand the rules of the game
- help register team and complete forms
- ensure team has all materials and supplies
- monitor team progress and help with time management
Starting Work for the Season
- Work on Team Name, Team Photo
- Understanding the Object of the Game
- Setting Reasonable Goals (breaking down the challenge)
- Decide on a preliminary robot design
- Harvester http://www.legoengineering.com/the-harvester-a-quick-ev3-robot-build/
- Riley Rover http://www.damienkee.com/home/2013/8/2/rileyrover-ev3-classroom-robot-design.html
- Robot Educator https://education.lego.com/en-us/support/mindstorms-ev3/building-instructions#robot
- How Parts Work
What You Need
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