Robot World Class
We are teaching a new maker art class called ‘Robot World’, to help 4th and 5th graders create their own artistic robot. This after-school class is taking place in fall 2017 at the Lycée Français in Sausalito. Students are learning how to make their bots move in a variety of ways, as well as play sounds and light up, using a programmable Arduino board.
This photo set covers the first half of our 12-part course, when students get to build their robots. Each student received their own robot kit, which they learned to assemble, control and program. They first built a chassis, then wired up the electronics, assembled a remote control, then added a head and arms, with servo motors to make them move.
We then laser cut wooden figures and body parts based on their designs, which included a police bot, a swat bot, a devil bot and a chef bot. Once their bots are designed and assembled, they will learn how to program them and make them move in different ways, then decorate them, give them a story, and present a robot show to their friends and families in December.
For this course, my partner Edward Janne and I created our own robot kit, using an Arduino Feather M0 for the robot, an RF remote, a custom chassis, plus three additional servos and more parts. Our robot kit is similar to commercial products, but with a lot more features, at a lower cost. It was a lot of work, but we’re very happy with the final results, and our students seemed to really enjoy the class. We hope this will encourage other teachers, students and makers to create their own animated characters, for art and technology’s sake.
View more photos of our ‘Robot World’ class:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157687758927575
View photos of our ‘Create a Robot‘ class:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157687842857094
Read our online student guide to learn how to create your own robot:
Learn about our ‘Robot World’ class for children at the Lycee:
fabriceflorin.com/2017/08/18/robot-world/
Learn about our ‘Create a Robot’ class for adults at Tam Makers:
www.tammakers.org/create-a-robot/
Learn about our Maker Art classes:
fabriceflorin.com//teaching-maker-art/
Learn about Tam Makers, our makerspace in Mill Valley:
#arduino #robots #makers #makerart #makered
Robot World Class
We are teaching a new maker art class called ‘Robot World’, to help 4th and 5th graders create their own artistic robot. This after-school class is taking place in fall 2017 at the Lycée Français in Sausalito. Students are learning how to make their bots move in a variety of ways, as well as play sounds and light up, using a programmable Arduino board.
This photo set covers the first half of our 12-part course, when students get to build their robots. Each student received their own robot kit, which they learned to assemble, control and program. They first built a chassis, then wired up the electronics, assembled a remote control, then added a head and arms, with servo motors to make them move.
We then laser cut wooden figures and body parts based on their designs, which included a police bot, a swat bot, a devil bot and a chef bot. Once their bots are designed and assembled, they will learn how to program them and make them move in different ways, then decorate them, give them a story, and present a robot show to their friends and families in December.
For this course, my partner Edward Janne and I created our own robot kit, using an Arduino Feather M0 for the robot, an RF remote, a custom chassis, plus three additional servos and more parts. Our robot kit is similar to commercial products, but with a lot more features, at a lower cost. It was a lot of work, but we’re very happy with the final results, and our students seemed to really enjoy the class. We hope this will encourage other teachers, students and makers to create their own animated characters, for art and technology’s sake.
View more photos of our ‘Robot World’ class:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157687758927575
View photos of our ‘Create a Robot‘ class:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157687842857094
Read our online student guide to learn how to create your own robot:
Learn about our ‘Robot World’ class for children at the Lycee:
fabriceflorin.com/2017/08/18/robot-world/
Learn about our ‘Create a Robot’ class for adults at Tam Makers:
www.tammakers.org/create-a-robot/
Learn about our Maker Art classes:
fabriceflorin.com//teaching-maker-art/
Learn about Tam Makers, our makerspace in Mill Valley:
#arduino #robots #makers #makerart #makered