ROBOT PROJECT Design and construct an autonomous machine that does something useful for 20 to 60 seconds Rules Fits on 34 x 28 inch base Has at least one moving part After starting, no touching or other human interaction Controlled by an Arduino microcontroller Costs no more than $50 beyond parts provided (microcontroller, motors, battery, ...) Is safe Robot Project Brief is final word on rules
See “Robot Project” page on course web site
Robot project components Plus……$0 to $50 of your own parts Garages, dumpsters, junkyards, Ax-man surplus, …
Arduino Microcontroller 8-bit 14 digital I/O lines 6 analog input lines Custom C/C++ programming language Program retained after power off in EEPROM Develop code on any PC, link to Arduino via USB port Easy to use Inexpensive
Start out with Ideation Sketching concepts and designs...
The ideas get crisper...
One week before...
Robot Show, mark your calendar, invite your family and friends
Leave as backdrop while conduct think-pair-share q&a session.