Day 3 was the turning point of Advanced Robotics Camp 2003 at Murray State University. This was our first day of programming the RCX brick to complete challenging tasks. "Distance Doggy" was the name of the challenge that provided campers the chance to use the fundamentals of programming. Next, the campers were required to add a step to their program which allowed their vehicle to back from one box into another. Then came a multiple step program which made use of changing the direction and the speed of the motors. The words "what" and "until" took on new meaning. Campers also began programming multi-step programs and designing their vehicles to make turns. "ZTR" (zero turning radius) was a difficult challenge to master. Here, they had to build and program a two-motor vehicle to travel down the hall, spin 180 degrees (zero turning radius), and return to its starting position. This became the challenge of the day. All campers were excited and are already planning for other challenging events for tomorrow, "Obstacle Hill" and "Through The Tunnel."

Campers and Staff would like to thank our special guest this week, Rick Highberger. Rick is an Educational Consultant from Pitsco LEGO Education and works out of his office in Chicago, IL. Rick assisted the campers this week as a guest instructor. Thank you, Rick, for your examples, your demonstrations, and our cool astronauts!  

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