Today, the campers were introduced to the engineering and programming of touch sensors. The touch sensors allowed campers to bump their robots into objects to trigger steps in their robot programs.   Bump-N-Go (Choca y va), Bump-N-Steer (Choca y da una vuelta), Touch Sensor Trolley Car (Choca y va con un trole) and the Chain Drive Madness (La Cadena de locura). were the challenging events campers used their construction and programming skills to complete today. The Bump-N-Go design challenge gave the campers the chance to construct a vehicle from a construction card that will strike a barrier, trigger the touch sensor, reverse direction and stop in a box. Touch Sensor Trolley Car required touch sensors to trigger different parts of their program to make their trolley carry passengers safely across a gorge.  Chain Drive Madness was the design challenge of the day. Campers had to construct a robot that would navigate a chain using touch sensors to change the different steps of their program.

Teams learned a variety of skills all in preparation for the Robot Derby events to be held on Day Five. Parents, grandparents, family, and friends, you are all welcome to join the Derby Day events after our morning break at 10:30 so your camper can demonstrate some of his or her projects. Bring your cameras and be ready to experience MSU Robotics Camp 2004 at its finest!

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