1. Introduction to the Hummingbird Robot
SWOSU
Introduction to the Hummingbird Robot

2. SO WHAT IS A ROBOT? Let’s look it up… Merriam-Webster:
machine that looks like a human being […]
device that automatically performs [ …] tasks
mechanism guided by automatic controls
SO WHAT IS A ROBOT?

3. “I can't define a robot, but I know one when I see one.”
- Joseph Engelberger, the “Father of Industrial Robotics”
Curiosity Rover - NASA/JPL/ MSSS
Explore Planets
daVinci Robot – Wikimedia
Industrial Robots – KUKA Systems
Robotic Action Painter - Leonel Moura
Work in Factories
Create Art
Keepon – Michalowski/Kozima
HERB – CMU Personal Robotics Lab
Google Self-driving Car – Nevada DMV
Drive
Cars
For more cool robots, check out: automaton
Help People
with Disabilities
Perform Tasks

4. ? THE SENSE-THINK-ACT ROBOT SENSE The Environment THINK ACT
Plan how to react…
THINK
Do something!
ACT

5. HARDWARE

6. HUMMINGBIRD

7. HUMMINGBIRD Motor Power Port Motor Power Indicator USB Port
Status Indicator

8. HUMMINGBIRD
Sensor Ports
Output Ports

9. OUTPUTS

10. LED a single color light source with controllable brightness
Hint! The light color
matches the wire color.

11. USING AN LED

12. CONNECTION STEPS TWIST! Remove any plastic from end of wire
Use thumb and index finger to twist individual strands together tightly
Press little button on top
Wire should insert easily
If you have to push it hard – make sure the button is all the way down
Release button to finish

13. a red-green-blue (RGB) light source which can produce many light-based colors
TRI-COLOR LED
like the RBG pixels of a TV or Computer screen, the colors mix together to make different colors
More on color mixing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/additive_color

14. USING A TRI-COLOR LED

15. SERVO a limited range motor with controls for
specific angular positions
SERVO
like an elbow which can move to different angles through a limited motion range

16. USING A SERVO

17. MOTOR an electric motor with speed control that can
rotate in either direction indefinitely
like a fan where you can control the blade speed and blowing direction

18. USING A MOTOR

19. VIBRATION MOTOR
a small motor that causes a shaking motion where you can control the intensity of shaking
like the “vibrate” mode of a cellphone

20. USING A VIBRATION MOTOR

21. SENSORS

22. USING A SENSOR
Hint! Any sensor type can be used in any sensor port.

23. LIGHT SENSOR like in walkway lights that turn on at dark
a sensor that detects how bright the ambient light is

24. TEMPERATURE SENSOR a sensor that detects the temperature
like in modern digital thermostats

25. DISTANCE SENSOR a sensor that detects how far away something is
like in “no touch” soap dispensers

26. POTENTIOMETER a sensor that detects how it has been rotated
the volume control knob on a radio

27. SOUND SENSOR a sensor that detects the volume of sounds
like in a sound
sensitive light switch

28. SOFTWARE BASICS
WITH A MINI-BOT

29. MINI-BOT
Tri-Color LED
Servo
Light Sensor

30. SOFTWARE Online Tutorials Part 1: youtu.be/tplwz72rszs
Part 2: youtu.be/ej8exqx6hl8

31. BUILD TIME Make a Robot:
Make a robot that uses at least: one (1) sensor and two (2) outputs
Not sure what to build?
Make a
Robot:
What is your favorite summer activity? What is your favorite summer poem, story, or song?

32. PRESENTATIONS Describe your robot What does it represent?
What outputs did you use?
What sensor did you use?
Demonstrate your robot

33. JOYS & CHALLENGES The aspect that you most enjoyed …
The aspect that you found most challenging …

34. Put form inside kit, on top of components
CLEAN-UP
Remove as many components as you can from your robot
Repack kit with components & fill out kit form
Put form inside kit, on top of components
Throw out or recycle any scrap craft materials .