Robo Workshop 2011
Posted by Lloyd MitchellThis summer, the first Robo Workshop was held at Unquowa. Participants entering grades 2 and 3 were introduced to robotics using Lego WeDo programming. Each day began with a free build period where creativity was sparked. Each person was asked to create a design build and to use their imagination. Each day, the creation was added to and the free build project became more and more advanced as new concepts and different sensors and gears were introduced. By the end of the week, free build developed into an experimental period where some trial and error was conducted to get the design to work. Several side projects were built by our junior counselors who worked with the students on developing more complex robotic builds, including a solar and wind turbine station that generated and powered a battery supply, an intelligent car that used robotic sensors and a tri-bot that navigated using a light sensor to steer. The first Robo Workshop was a huge success and we hope to see more students joining us next summer in creating the next great robo-creation.
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