28 May 2012

Pascal and the Infrared Waves

Arts & Bots project from the Harless CREATE Satellite's 2012 annual showcase:
Students from South Point Highschool introducing Pascal, the robotic lizard they built in Physical Science class.

14 May 2012

Arts & Bots at Coal Center, PA

Arts & Bots Introductory workshop at Intermediate Unit 1 on May 8, 2012

Teachers of Technology Education, Art, Science, and Gifted Education spent a day learning about Arts & Bots.

See on this video how Mrs. Katie Keller is planning to implement on her classroom:

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Teachers and their robots:

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27 Apr 2012

Hummingbird Kit - what's in the box?

27 Apr 2012

Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Arts & Bots Examples



20 Jan 2012

Robot Theater Created by Students - Fire and Ice by Robert Frost

Behind the Scene

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Robot in Action
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12 Jan 2012

Hummingbirds are here!

We've just received our first batch of 250 production Hummingbird
kits! Here's some pictures of the giant boxes they came in, the final
Hummingbird controller, and the kit contents (attached to the
controller). Each kit contains:

1 Hummingbird controller
1 6' USB A to mini-B Cable
1 5V/2A Motor power supply
4 HS-311 Servos
2 DC Gear Motors
2 Vibration Motors
8 Single color LEDs (2 each of red, amber, yellow, green)
2 Tri-color LEDs
1 Distance sensor
1 Light sensor
1 Temperature sensor
1 Knob
1 Sound sensor
1 Resistor+wires to make your own sensor (for example, a play-dough sensor)

We're very much looking forward to seeing how these get used!

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18 Nov 2011

Introductory Workshop for Teachers

Interested in learning about Arts & Bots (formerly Robot Diaries) first hand? Join us for a short introductory workshop this March. Learn about the newest Hummingbird hardware (due to be released early 2012) and visual programming software as well as ideas for using Arts & Bots in your classroom. No robotics experience necessary.

What:
Arts & Bots Introductory Workshop

When:
March 7, 2012
5 pm - 9 pm

Where:
Newell-Simon Hall 3305
Carnegie Mellon University
4804 Forbes Ave,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Contact:
Jenn Cross, jenncross99@gmail.com

Register:
Registration form

18 Nov 2011

New Name: Arts & Bots

Robot Diaries will be going by a new name: Arts & Bots. The project has grown beyond the original diary concept and Arts & Bots better describes the components of the project today. The transition may take a little while as we're still getting used to the new name ourselves, but expect to see more "Arts & Bots" in the future.

16 Nov 2011

Curriculum: Gorgon coin ROBOT - Zee Ann Poerio

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(Work in progress) Gorgon ancient coin robot - obverse.  This is the first robot created and programmed with a group of 4 students ranging from 5th - 8th grade. (Zee)

16 Nov 2011

Robot Diaries slide show presentation at TRETC - Zee Ann Poerio

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Robot_Diaries_TRETC_Z_slideshow_with_data.pdf (3.11 MB)
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Thanks to everyone who attended our session at TRETC. We enjoyed meeting you and sharing ideas about the ARTS & BOTS program.  Thanks to everyone at CMU for your support throughout this project and special thanks to NSF for making our summer course on Educational Robotics possible.  This slide show includes the powerpoint presentation with the data from the interactive questions asked.

Contributors

CREATE Lab Rob Ruddle Zee Poerio clara phillips cararolinson emilyhamner thuffman smellon15 trichards