F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY (501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization) Robot Design Starts with a question.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY  Problem solving is key.  Problem solving using math and science allows you to build a better robot quicker.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY  What does robot design look like?  It is not a mathematics word problem. Everything is give in the problem Recently studied or should know the equations Plug and find the answer. Very linear.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY The robot design process is...  Verbalize the problem and propose a solution  Build a model of the solution  Test and Evaluate  Refine and Repeat  Make a loop each session  Get Closer to final solution each time

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Meetings: The robot design process.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Engineering in FLL.  Build a robot to score points in 2.5 minutes.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Problem Statement further refined.  Build a robot to score points in 2.5 minutes.  What Kind of Robot?  How does it move?

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Problem Statement further refined.  Build and program an autonomous NXT robot to score points in 2.5 minutes.  How do you score points?  Missions.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Problem Statement further refined.  Build and program an autonomous NXT robot with mission one attachment to score points in 2.5 minutes.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Problem Statement further refined.  Build and program an autonomous robot with swappable mission attachments to score as many points as possible in 2.5 minutes.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Basic Process  Designing a robot is like eating a cow.  How do you eat a cow?

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Basic Process  One bite at a time!  Start simple.  Break each problem down into smaller components.  When you get a component small enough to solve – solve it.

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F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Software Program development.  “… program an autonomous robot…”  If kids have not programmed and I do not know how, how can me move forward?

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY Problem  Program your EV3 to move forward 5 revolutions and then move back 5 revolutions to the staring point.

F OR I NSPIRATION AND R ECOGNITION OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY  HAVE FUN