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STLP Robotics Camp

June 3 & 4

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Introductions

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What is a robot?

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Examples of robotsLet’s take a look…

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Main Elements of Robotics• Body: Actual robot

• Control: a program that controls the robot’s behaviors

• Behavior: actions the robot performs, such as movement

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Body ‘parts’LEGO® Mindstorm NXT Pieces

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Body ‘brain’ LEGO® NXT

Sensor Input Ports

Motor Output Ports

Navigation Buttons

LCD Display Screen

USB connection socket

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Body Parts:LEGO® NXT Motors and Sensors

Motors

Sound Sensor

Touch Sensor

Light Sensor

Ultrasonic Sensor

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Control - Programming

• Giving the robot behaviors• Complex behaviors are built from simple ones

The basic behavior… is used in the simple behavior:

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Control…which is used in the complex

behavior:

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Process

Define the behavior(s)

Plan

Program

Test

Did it work?

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Successful Robotics Engineers

• Problem Solve• Patience• Perseverance

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Personal Assistant Robot(PAR)

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STLP Camp ‘Agenda’

These next 2 days we will• use our PAR with sensors to program basic

operations/behaviors

• run tests on the robot to determine its capabilities

• use combination of basic behaviors to create complicated behaviors Have Fun!!!!

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Rules of the road

• Keep track of the pieces• Try not to run into anyone’s robot• Please return the pieces to the correct tray• Take turns with programming (one on the

computer, one on the robot), after each pallet, change roles

• Ask questions, don’t be afraid to experiment

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• Its OK if it does not work the first time – ask yourselves – why didn’t it work?

• Don’t compare yourself with any other team – just be a successful Robotics Engineer!

• Most important – HAVE FUN!

Rules of the road

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Let’s Get Started

• Every team will be assigned PAR and a USB cable – check your number!

• Learn to program PAR to move in a variety of ways

• Pass challenge 1 & 2• Then receive whole kit to

move onto sensors

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Open LEGO NXT 2.0 Programming