1. ICE at Georgia Tech Robots and Artificial Life Forms An NXT Zoo! Mr. Michaud www.nebomusic.net

2. How do living things move? Walking Running Galloping Creeping Swimming Flying

3. Walking: Use those legs! Advantages of Legs:

4. Creeping: Use the whole body Creeping Animals

5. Select a Robot Model

6. Motor Block Basics Which Way: Forward Backward How Fast? How Far?

7. Basic NXT-G Programming Movement/Motor Blocks (Output) Direction Speed Duration

8. Challenge: Make your animal go forward and backward

9. NXT-G Programming Sensors (Input) Touch Light Ultrasonic

10. NXT-G Programming 3 Types of Conditionals (Logic) Wait Block

11. Challenge: Make your animal react with a sensor Examples: Move forward until it hears a sound, then run away. (fear) Move until reaching the wall, then turn and move again. (Explore the room)

12. Sample Program: Run Away!

13. Sample Program: Explore the Room

14. Robotic Animal Samples: MIT Robotic Fish Detect Polution Search and Rescue Robot