Robotics 2006 Camp
Day 4 - July 13, 2006
MSU Morning Group
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 and
Bump-N-Steer 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.
Bump-N-Steer required campers to program both steering and touch
sensors correctly to complete a predetermined course. This
was the major challenge of the day. Campers were also given the opportunity to
watch a demonstration using a more advanced robot presented by Tony De Prato,
guest instructor from the Dubai American Academy in Dubai, UAE. Mr. De Prato was
here as a presenter for a state technology conference and took time out of his
busy schedule to visit with the campers.
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 11:00 so your camper can demonstrate
some of his or her projects. Bring your cameras and be ready to experience
MSU Robotics Camp 2006 at
its finest!
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