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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:
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Thanks to a series of generous gifts from my family, we have a large collection of VEX robotics bits to play with. This is our creation as it exists now. It's based on the original VEX Squarebot design, but with an upgraded drive system and a bevy of sensors added. Roll over the image for a description of the major components!
Still to come: Bluetooth (thanks, Heidi :)) and a whole lot of programming.
Anyone want to help name it? :)
Ambassador Miller joined 30 enthusiastic students at the American Center for a U.S. Embassy and Robo Lab jointly hosted Robotics Fair to promote STEM education during Computer Science Education Week. Participants showcased their own creations, which included a spider robot, a human intrusion detection system, an Arduino weather station, and an automated street light system, and shared their innovative ideas with each other. Visit the American Center’s MakerSpace to participate in hands-on activities like this and learn how innovation and invention can be used to solve everyday problems.
Although charges of "transforming under the influence" were eventually dropped, Bumblebee never forgave himself for what happened.
Robot War show at Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
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I teach a Lego Mindstorms class at Art Center in Pasadena. This Nick's robot which has a contraption which rotates a marble on it.
The red block on the top is a little motor. It spins a black axle, which is suspended beneath it. The axle is connected to a white circular disc, which holds the marble. When the disc spins, the marble rotates about (although not very efficiently).
We started calling this a "milk shake machine," but then Willy Wonka came up, so now it's the "Everlasting Gobstopper Machine."
One of the other robot inventors in the class asked, "but what is the point?" to which I replied, "why does your robot have wings?"
He said, "but it's a bug?" to which I replied, "well this is a gobstopper machine."
Oh, people and their need for POINTS. Sigh...
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The head is constitued by an electromagnet. The body is an old examiner of movies, and the legs are two cleaned tea box.
Ambassador Miller joined 30 enthusiastic students at the American Center for a U.S. Embassy and Robo Lab jointly hosted Robotics Fair to promote STEM education during Computer Science Education Week. Participants showcased their own creations, which included a spider robot, a human intrusion detection system, an Arduino weather station, and an automated street light system, and shared their innovative ideas with each other. Visit the American Center’s MakerSpace to participate in hands-on activities like this and learn how innovation and invention can be used to solve everyday problems.
Ambassador Miller joined 30 enthusiastic students at the American Center for a U.S. Embassy and Robo Lab jointly hosted Robotics Fair to promote STEM education during Computer Science Education Week. Participants showcased their own creations, which included a spider robot, a human intrusion detection system, an Arduino weather station, and an automated street light system, and shared their innovative ideas with each other. Visit the American Center’s MakerSpace to participate in hands-on activities like this and learn how innovation and invention can be used to solve everyday problems.
The Beginning of Every Soul
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Background in acrylic paint on canvas;
Baby in oil pastels on tracing paper.
McAfee wanted a full size robot to match their 10" action figure for their Security Conference. Girl not included. We also built the information desk, 1 of 10, she is standing on.
The Robot Army continues!
I'm currently finishing up a new round of mini robot paintings that will be in the store by the end of October/early November....just in time for the holidays! Stay tuned!
acrylic & marker on wood
3.5x4.5 inches
2013
Voltron had a way of saying all the bad guys were "robots" so it was okay to kill them on a kid's cartoon show. Neither of these fellas really looked like robots, what with their fang teeth and whatnot. Neither did any of the "RoBeasts" for that matter!
Vintage TV Robot
Tin with plastic legs, hands, & battery cover
about 12" tall without radar
Made in Japan, 1950's or 60's by Alps
walks forward with swinging arms, the mouth features moving lights and the color television image lights and animates. Rotating eyes and noise round out the performance.
The on/off switch is the most unique part of the extraordinary robot- it is the radar dish going into the head that starts him!