About the course

A basic programming course on the LEGO SPIKE Prime platform. Taking the lessons one by one, you will be able to assemble and prepare your robot for the Big Journey, which requires moving along a line, counting intersections, detecting and bypassing obstacles, climbing a slide, and even finding your way out of a maze.

You’ll learn

• How a robot sees its surroundings through sensors
• How the robot can communicate with you
• How to build a competition site from improvised materials
• How to pass the maze and solve the basic tasks of educational robotics

You will learn how to

• Assemble a mobile robot
• Create algorithms
• Program the robot using operators, loops, and conditions
• Conduct tests and achieve results

Your robot will be able to

• Drive along a given path
• Bypass obstacles
• React to objects
• Follow a line
• Count intersections
• Pass a maze
• Push opponents out of the ring
• Be successful in competitions and win!

Who is this course for?

For schoolchildren of 4-10 grades

Who want to learn how to assemble and program robots, take part in competitions and win!

For teachers

Who want to teach robotics with the help of modern, cutting-edge technology

For enthusiasts

Who want to get acquainted with the world of robotics, as well as gain practical knowledge about building and programming robots

For parents

Who want to assemble their first robot with their children

What you need

1. A computer or tablet with Mac OS or Windows operating system
2. LEGO SPIKE Prime (basic set) with one additional color sensor
3. The SPIKE software, which works on both Mac OS and Windows. It is only supported on a desktop or tablet (the program for the computer can be downloaded for free here).

Course program

Module 1: Introduction to the Designer

• Hello, world
• The basic robot
• Track Racing
• Robot Beetle

Module 2: Basic Competitions

• Line following
• Slalom
• Kegelring
• Labyrinth
• Sumo

Module 3. Advanced Level

• Button calibration
• Circle calibration
• Driving along a line with two sensors
• Counting intersections
• Grand Journey

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You will learn the basics of robotics using Lego, but the course can also be taken without the Lego. Most problems can be solved on the computer using a virtual robot in a virtual world.

The course deals with many interesting situations that a novice robotics engineer might encounter when debugging his robot.

Course attendees will master the basics of construction, learn how to build the simplest robot control algorithms, at the basic level they will be able to solve competitive problems: kegelring, line following, maze.

What you will need:

1. A computer with these requirements
2. Lego Mindsforms EV3 constructor 45 544 (if possible, but not required for the course)
3. Program. You can download it for free from trikset.com. The current version is 2021.2
4. three polygons and a maze for the constructor. You can make it yourself or download and print it (if possible, but not necessary for the course)

The course will be useful for those who:

• Beginning to do robotics
• Getting ready to participate in competitions
• Making his own robot

Why

• Get practical knowledge of robot design and programming
• Develop imagination and engineering thinking
• Find a new hobby
• Prepare for competitions

Course syllabus

Module 1: Control fundamentals

• Control the distance to an object
• Accident-free driving
• Objects on the line
• Slalom. Detour with alternation
• Narrow path following. Relay proportional control. Wall detour
• High speed line following with a PD controller Inverse line
• Spiral following. Cubic controller

Module 2. Anti-jamming protection

• Spontaneous Dance
• Traversing the room with protection against getting stuck

Module 3. Data transmission

• Bluetooth connection. Signal transmission and reception
• Copying arm Message encoding for controlling the mobile robot

Module 4. Walking robots

• Four-legged walking robot
• A six-legged walking robot

Module 5. Object handling

• Repositioning objects at intersections
• Transportation of objects on a line
• Controlling a manipulator
• Moving an object. A discrete controller with a floating target

Module 6. Actions in a maze

• Non-contact alignment in a maze
• Directional gyro sensor control
• Right hand rule with one distance sensor

Module 7. Robot soccer

• Compass sensor. Parallel control
• Infrared seeker
• Ball avoidance with compass orientation

Module 8. Working with the color sensor

• RGB mode color detection. Cube method
• Line tracking in RGB mode
• Line mark detection

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About the course

Teachers face the important task of setting the bar high for teaching robotics in school. Our course shows how to build a curriculum for this discipline, develop a system for evaluating knowledge, and establish cooperation between school and high school.
When designing automated systems, a robotics engineer relies on the knowledge of electronics, mechanics, cybernetics, and other disciplines. A high school student, on the other hand, uses what he or she learns in physics, mathematics, and computer science classes to solve similar problems. The robotics lessons address all of these sciences, helping children to discover them at a new level. This course is designed to help teachers create a curriculum for the subject.

The course is suitable for students, parents, and anyone else who wants to learn the basics of robotics. There is a separate chapter for teachers and tutors on the possibilities and prospects of teaching robotics

The course requires the Lego Mindstorms NXT 9797 or EV3 educational robotics constructor.
Please note: you cannot install Robolab when using Lego Mindstorms EV3

Course Program

Module 1: For Teachers and Tutors. Opportunities and perspectives for teaching robotics

• Introduction
• Curriculum
• Assessment system.
• Competitions Robotics Summer Camp
• Collaboration with universities

Module 2: Fundamentals of Design

• Mechanical Transmission
• Three-dimensional modeling
• One dimensional bogie
• Walking robots
• Kapitza pendulum

Module 3: Robot Control Basics

• Introduction to NXT devices
• Controlling a two-motor cart
• Getting to know Robolab. Part 1
• Exploring Robolab. Part 2
• Roomba Journey Kegelring
• Following the line

Module 4: Elements of Automatic Control Theory

• The simplest regulators for motor control
• Controllers for line following
• Line following with calibration
• Intersection counting
• Driving around a wall on a PD controller

Module 5. Finding your way out of a maze

• Traversing a known maze
• The right hand rule
• Staying out of the labyrinth
• Memorizing the route
• The speed cart in the maze

Module 6. From joystick to soccer

• Bluetooth. Message encoding
• Remote control of a robot
• Controlled robot soccer
• Compass movement
• Search for infrared ball

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• Electronics
• mechanics
• programming
• modeling

Course Description

• Lessons: 32
• Lesson Duration: 1.5 hours
• Frequency: 1 time per week
• Live Communication During the lesson
• Online format
• Group: Up to 6 people or Individual classes

Programming:

Learn how to control an off-the-shelf robot by programming its actions.
We will develop programming and algorithmic skills.

Mechanics:

We will study the physical laws and phenomena that occur when the robot works.
This unit gives a deeper and more visual understanding of the laws and phenomena.

Modeling:

We will learn how to model various objects.
The finished model can be printed out if available.

Electronics:

We will study the robot from the inside: what mechanisms and processes make the robot work?
We will get acquainted with electrical circuits, learn how sensors and motors work for a deeper understanding of how the robot works in terms of electronics.

What are the benefits of robotics?

Comprehensive lessons: broadens the mind and helps you better navigate in today’s world.

Education: increases children’s academic performance in subjects such as physics, math, and computer science.

Development: robotics contributes to the development of logic, memory, attention.

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Format
Face-to-face lessons in a group at a selected time according to the group’s schedule
Structure
The course consists of modules. In the module 12 lessons of 90 minutes
Group
Groups formed by age of students
Age
For children and teenagers from 7 to 10 years old
The level
The course is suitable for beginners and advanced users

Who is the course suitable for?

Your child always sits at the computer
This course will help you learn basic programming skills

Your child loves to play games and has always dreamed of making his or her own.
If your child is unfamiliar with the programming environment, start at the beginning of the course

The child is already into programming
If your child has studied at another school before, start at an advanced level

The learning process
See the video to see how PIXEL is learning

Syllabus
The program includes: theory, practice and problem solving. We regularly collect feedback and continually improve our program

Gamification of the learning process
During the learning process, the student receives prizes for results. Further motivation to learn

Course program

Module 1. Robotics for children WeDo 1 – basics of robotics

Children in this course are introduced to the Lego Education WeDo 2.0 set and master basic programming skills, put them into practice, and learn how to work in teams and invent their own designs.

In each lesson, children walk through a device from the real world and the principles of its operation, and then assemble it and program it.

The set is programmed using the visual programming blocks of the Lego Education WeDo 2.0 environment. This environment is made so that children without programming skills can control robots and later in the educational process can use all the blocks that are available in this environment.

At this stage the children will learn the basics of programming. At the end of the course, they will learn:

1) how to start and stop motors on their own;
2) how to control the robot with sensors;
3) concepts such as Expectation, Cycle, mathematical probability, and more.

Levels 1 and 2 are necessary for the consistent development of the child, which improves his adaptation to the computer (programming).

Level 1 introduces children to the basics of construction in a game form, as well as developing fine motor skills and associative thinking.

An example of a lesson

Theme: “The Grabbing Device”. Children learn how cardboard is made, watch a visual video about its production, and understand the principle of operation. They then assemble it, understanding each mechanism, and program its operation.

Equipment

Lego Education WeDo 2.0 constructor and WeDo 2.0 programming environment are used for teaching

Methodological plan of the module:

• Introduction to robotics. Motor units; Indications;
• Time waiting;
• Tilt sensor expectation;
• Waiting for distance sensor;
• Cycle;
• Screen background and sound;
• Controls;
• Block random number;
• Assertion Tasks;
• Preparing for a project activity;
• Project.

Children work in pairs.

Module 2. Robotics for Kids WeDo 2 – Advanced WeDo

Children will continue to learn the blocks of the Lego Education WeDo 2.0 programming environment and apply this knowledge to create robot control programs.

Emphasis is placed on concepts such as:

1) “Mathematical operations” that are available in the programming environment are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division;
2) Displaying information on the screen;
3) Application of sensors to calculate and get the result.

Module Methodological Plan:

• Repetition;
• Screen Size Block;
• Math Block;
• Block “Screen”;
• Block “Screen Input”;
• Receiving information from the sensors;
• Transmitting information from the sensors;
• Mail Block;
• Combining topics that have been passed;
• Comments;
• Consolidation of Passed Topics;
• Preparing for the project session;
• Project.

Children work in pairs.

Module 3. Robotics for children WeDo 3 – mechanical

What do we need gears for? Why are there so many of them? What is this “transparent stuff?” In this module, children will learn or remember mechanisms such as gears, worms, or rack and pinion gears. They will learn how they work and be able to use them independently in their projects. Children will also solve problems and recall the already learned programming blocks of the Lego WeDo 2.0 environment.

Module methodological plan:

• Repetition;
• Increasing gear;
• Reducing gear;
• Angular gear;
• Worm gears;
• Rack and pinion gears;
• Belt transmission;
• Crank mechanism;
• Cam Mechanism;
• Lever mechanism;
• Preparation for the project activity;
• Project.

Children work in pairs.

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Format
Face-to-face group sessions at a selected time according to the group’s schedule

Structure
The course consists of modules. Modules include 12 lessons of 90 minutes each.

Group
Groups formed by age of students

Age
For children and teenagers from 5 to 7 years old

The level
The course is suitable for beginners and advanced users

Who is the course suitable for?

• Your child always sits at the computer
• This course will help you learn basic programming skills
• Your child loves to play games and has always dreamed of making his or her own.
• If your child is unfamiliar with the programming environment, start at the beginning of the course
• The child is already into programming
• If your child has been in another school before, start at an advanced level

Syllabus

The program includes: theory, practice and problem solving. We regularly collect feedback and continually improve our program

Gamification of the learning process

The student is rewarded for results in the learning process. Further motivation to learn

Course program

Module 1. Robotics for children Kinder M – mechanics in life

In this module your child will master all simple mechanisms, learn how to build them independently, and have a basic understanding of how complex mechanical devices such as a gearbox work. The children will learn what gear, worm and cam gears, crank mechanism and how they work.

The knowledge and skills acquired in these classes will help to develop fine motor skills and associative thinking in constructor assembly, to understand such subjects as physics and computer science, knowingly raising the child’s interest in them. After completing the course, children become more oriented in what surrounds them and show interest in further development of their knowledge and skills in the future.

Module methodological plan:

• Lever mechanism;
• Belt transmission, part 1;
• Belt transmission, part 2;
• Cam mechanism;
• Rack and pinion gear;
• Worm gear; Increasing gear;
• Reduction gear;
• Crown gear, part 1;
• Crown gear, part 2;
• Idle gears;
• Neutral gear.

Children work in pairs.

Module 2. Robotics for children Kinder F – flora and fauna

Robotics is inextricably linked to living nature. Many devices have already found their way into this world and still today, many decades later, engineers from different countries are trying to recreate some of the mechanisms that are found in various plants and animals.
Children will learn to notice the different mechanisms that abound in wildlife around them, taking them apart with concrete examples.

In each activity, the children will learn about a new member of the flora or fauna, its habitat, and its possibilities in terms of technology. Thanks to the Lego Education WeDo 2.0 set, they will be able to recreate some of the movements of the creatures that will be discussed in the class, using the knowledge they already have.

Module outline:

• Caterpillar;
• Venus flycatcher;
• Cat; Dog;
• Bird;
• Dragonfly Frog;
• Turtle;
• Turtle;
• Shrimp;
• Whale;
• Triton;
• Dinosaur .

Children work in pairs.

Module 3. Robotics for Kids Kinder K – Journey into Space

In this module, children will learn about space! With how astronauts live, what they do at work. Who was the first astronaut in human history. What is the solar system and what place our planet has in it. Children will learn about this and much more at this stage.

Children will be able to assemble different spacecrafts, satellites, stations and even a model of the solar system! Learn a lot about space and about what surrounds our planet.

Module outline:

• Solar system and planet Earth;
• Cosmodrome;
• The first satellite;
• Dangers in Space;
• Preflight training;
• Man’s first flight into space;
• Exit to outer space;
• Flight to the Moon;
• ISS;
• Flight to Mars;
• Walk on Mars;
• Return to Earth.

Children work in pairs.

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