Finches and Robotics
During this robotics unit I feel that I met all the objectives put in front of me. I have developed a full understanding of robotics which I think will be very beneficial to me as I grow in today's world. The field of computer science and engineering concerned with creating robots, devices that can move and react to sensory input. Robotics is one branch of artificial intelligence. Robots are now widely used in factories to perform high-precision jobs such as welding and riveting. They are also used in special situations that would be dangerous for humans -- for example, in cleaning toxic wastes or defusing bombs. Although great advances have been made in the field of robotics during the last decade, robots are still not very useful in everyday life, as they are too clumsy to perform ordinary household chores.
The Finch is a small robot designed to inspire and delight students learning computer science by providing them a tangible and physical representation of their code. The Finch has support for over a dozen programming languages, including environments appropriate for students as young as five years old! The Finch was developed to catalyze a wide range of computer science learning experiences, from an entry into the basics of computational thinking all the way to writing richly interactive programs.Snap! is a drag and drop programming environment developed by Brian Harvey. We used these nifty little robots as a beginner's tool to the world of robotics programming. the programming server w used, Snap!, is a descendant of Scratch and adds a number of key features like creating custom blocks, recursion, and running in a browser.
In the activities completed by me and my partners I explored many functions of these robots. I utilized;
The Finch is a small robot designed to inspire and delight students learning computer science by providing them a tangible and physical representation of their code. The Finch has support for over a dozen programming languages, including environments appropriate for students as young as five years old! The Finch was developed to catalyze a wide range of computer science learning experiences, from an entry into the basics of computational thinking all the way to writing richly interactive programs.Snap! is a drag and drop programming environment developed by Brian Harvey. We used these nifty little robots as a beginner's tool to the world of robotics programming. the programming server w used, Snap!, is a descendant of Scratch and adds a number of key features like creating custom blocks, recursion, and running in a browser.
In the activities completed by me and my partners I explored many functions of these robots. I utilized;
- Accelerometers
- Motors
- Buzzer
- Full-color beak LED
- Light, temperature, and obstacle sensors
- USB port