Case R1: Participation in Robotics Competition

Complexity
  • Elementary
Target Level
  • Tier 1: P1 – P3
  • Tier 2: P4 – P6

Objective:
To prepare and support students to attend a competition of robotics challenge.

Description:
The school will support its students to participate in local/international competition of robotics.

Hardware
  • Microcontroller board
  • Sensors and actuators
  • Plastic building blocks
  • Laptop / PC / Tablet with Internet connection
Software
  • Common programming languages like Python / Scratch / C++
Cloud Services
  • Optional
Major Activities
  1. Form a team from 3 - 5 students to create a robot
  2. Brainstorm the pain points and determine its solutions
  3. Design the solution
  4. Develop a prototype by teamwork, including
    1. Code the logic for the chosen solution and send the codes to a microcontroller
    2. Connect the microcontroller to an ultrasonic sensor to emulate a smart parking device with GPS tracking

  5. Test the prototype and evaluate
Learning Objective(s)
  • How to collaborate in groups and teams
  • How to use the programming software
  • Understand the logic and operation of a vision recognition device
  • Develop the problem-solving capacities
Duration
  • Tier 1:
    - Theoretical session: 2 hours
    - Practical sessions: 6 hours
  • Tier 2:
    - Theoretical session: 2 hours
    - Practical sessions: 10 hours
Target No. of Students
  • About 10 - 20 students per workshop

 

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