1. Girl Scout Lego Robotics Workshop
Ruthe Farmer
Cathy Swider
Jim Ryan
Roger Swanson
April 19, 2003

2. Why Are We Here? Learn about robots Build some robots out of Legos
Try some simple programming
Have fun!!!

3. Agenda Housekeeping Robot video About Lego Robots
Build a Roverbot and experiment with it
Lunch
CitySights demonstration
Programming with Robolab
The Can Do Challenge

4. Before We Start The RCX Motors Sensors Enable the default programs
Outputs(A,B,C)
Inputs (1,2,3)
Buttons (On, Program, Run)
Infrared port
Motors
Sensors
Touch sensor
Light sensor
Enable the default programs

5. Build the Roverbot Follow pages 12-17 in the Constructopedia
Run Program 1 and see the Roverbot in action
Add two touch sensors to Inputs 1 and 3 and drive your Roverbot with Program 2
Add the light sensor on pages 34 and 35 and connect to Input 2
Use Program 3 to experiment with the light sensor

6. Programming with Robolab
Load the firmware into the RCX
Pilot 1 – very limited
Pilot 2 – drive forward for 4 seconds
Pilot 3
Go in a circle until touch sensor is touched
Go forward and stop on black line
Pilot 4 – Drive in a square

7. The Can Do Challenge Playing field is a white area with a black circle
Some number of cans are inside the circle
Adapt your Roverbot and program it in Pilot 4 to:
Start inside the circle
Push as many cans out of the circle as you can in 2 minutes