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What is a robot?

• Examples of robots

• How we use robots

• Why we use robots

• What they look like

Some things to think about….

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What makes a robot?What makes a robot?

•BODYA physical body of some type

•BEHAVIOURThey exhibit some kind of behaviour

•CONTROLA program to control the robot

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Where are the robots on this page?

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Where are the robots on this page?

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Where are the robots on this page?

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The Lego System

RCX Brick

Motor

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Inputs3 inputs labelled 1, 2 and 3

Outputs3 outputs labelledA, B and C

The RCX Brick

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Challenge 1• You will need

X2 X2X2

Your Challenge…….

•Put the components together.

•When you push RUN, the RCX must move!

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What makes a robot?What makes a robot?

•BODYA physical body of some type

•BEHAVIOURThey exhibit some kind of behaviour

•CONTROLA program to control the robot

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The Lego System

IR transmitter

RCX Brick

Motor

Computer running Robolab

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This is Pilot 2

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Challenge 2Using Pilot 2, you must….

• Put your robot together (again!)

• Make your robot travel in a straight line forwards.

• Make your robot travel in a straight line backwards.

• Make your robot spin

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This is Pilot 3Step 1 Step 2

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Challenge 3Using Pilot 3, you must….

• Make your robot travel in TWO different ways

• If you make it go forwards and backwards, can you make one of the steps a spin?

• If you make it spin, can you make one of the steps going forwards?

• When it is going forwards or backwards and each motor is going at a different speed, does this affect how your robot moves?