Thinking Robotics: Teaching Robots to Make Decisions
Jeffrey R. Peters, Rushabh Patel · TeachEngineering Digital Library Submission Portal · 2015
Students learn basic concepts of robotic logic and programming by working with a Boe-Bot robot, a simple programmable robotic platform designed to illustrate basic robotic concepts. Under the guidance of a course instructor and the attached lab-manual, students build simple circuits and write codes to make their robot perform a variety of tasks, including obstacle and light detection, line following, and other motion routines. Each activity focuses on a different sensor, including physical sensors, phototransistors, and infrared headlights. Students get the opportunity to test their newly acquired skills in the final activity, in which they attempt to program the robot to navigate an obstacle course.