New Robotics Challenge Workshop

The following lessons were developed as the starting point of a new Robotics Workshop. The new Bill of Materials associated with these lessons is offered in case you want to build the new proposed rover.听

Lesson 1 - Building a Rover

Lesson 2 - Power Electronics

Lesson 3 - Basic Motion

Lesson 4 - Basic Sensing

Lesson 5 - Advanced Sensing

Lesson 6 - Topics to Explore Next

NEW ROVER Bill of Materials and Calculator

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Previous Robotics Challenge Workshop

The Colorado Space Grant Consortium remote workshop allows users to learn the basics of Arduino programming, and apply that knowledge to controlling a simple robot kit.

Robotics workshop ordering list.

This is the module that will introduce you to Arduino. In this module you will be learning about the Arduino board and software. This will allow you to write programs and upload them to your board. This will in turn be used to control any sensors or additional applications you wish to add to your Balloon Payload.

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Arduino Introduction Slides

Reading a signal into the Arduino, and controlling the LED display based upon input values.

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(HiBall Sensors, Part1)

Sensors Part 1 Slides

This module will introduce you to the basics motor control so your robot will be able to drive.

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Basic Driving Slides

Code

This module will introduce you to how to control the direction your robot drives.

Advanced Driving Slides

Code

This module will introduce you to basic object sensing and avoidance using an IR sensor.

Driving with IR Slides

Code

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This module will introduce you to the basics of soldering. This will include knowing various soldering tools, safety of soldering, learning how to make a good soldering joint, and doing some hands-on soldering. You will learn to solder by building and soldering a circuit with blinking lights. Requires COSGC Soldering 101 kit.

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Soldering 101 Slides

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