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R O B O T S
forany kid, any
where!
A Powerful STEM Hook
Russ Fisher-Ives Intel Ed Academy Los Angles, CA 5.11.14 russ@gotoif.org
21ST CENTURY INDUSTRY Robots are everywhere
Build with purpose; program for
function
Fulfilling a need: Dangerous / hostile environments Workforce is limited Repetitive tasks Repeatable precision; accuracy
BUT Y DO THEY HOOK KIDS?
Moving parts!
Responsive!
Unlimited possibilities!
AND THEY’RE
FUN
SKILLS THAT CAN BE LEARNED
Teamwork
Problem solving
Innovation
SKILLS THAT CAN BE LEARNED
STEM applications
Systems integration
Trial & Error Perseverance
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Testable Questions re:
Sensors for input-output
applications
Materials & designs for efficiency
Optimal programming sequences
BUILD YOUR OWN
COMMON K-12 ROBOT TYPES
VEX FISCHERTECHNIK LEGO
COMMON K-12 ROBOT TYPES
RASPBERRY PI PYGMALION BOTBALL
COMMON K-12 ROBOT CONTROLLERS
ARDUINO UNO RASPBERRY PI GALILEO
SOME ROBOT PLATROMS & PROGRAMMING LANGUAGEPlatform Language
Lego Graphic User InterfaceArduino CVEX CBread boards
C
Fischertecnik
Robo Pro VPL
Rasberry Pi Python
ROBOT ACADEMYPlans to Share with you…
20 teams of international educators
Played building, programming, and testing Shadowed the 13th Annual RoboRAVE
International robot competition for ideas
Developed plans to start/expand a program
LINK: www.gotoif.org
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS Robotics in our community?
Kids to recruit first?
Materials we have/need?
Training needed to start/continue?
Marketing will be done through?
START LOCALLY
Promote local robot rallies
Plan for larger competitions
Don’t push; encourage
USE COMPETITIONS
Goal oriented
Simple to complex challenges
Measureable progress
Worldwide; events weekly
RUN PLAYSHOPS VS. WORKSHOPS
Playshops: decentralized learning
Combine kids with adults
20:1 for attendees: facilitators
KEY STRATEGIES TO USE
Keep costs low: robots and tasks
Tasks; start easy; offer complex
Most adults have NO experience
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
Optional Points (47% of 484 teams)
Simple tasks vs. complex challenges
Focus on: FUN while LEARNING; SHARING; TEAMWORK – not winning
A robot education & competition program Elementary, Middle, High School & BIG
KIDS Regional Events:
Mexico (6/2014) Colombia (10/2014) Spain (11/2014) China (2/2015); Czech Republic (3/2015) Zambia (in planning)
2001 201425 kids 1500 kids
High School 8 years old to adults
One challenge Six challenges
After school In school
1 Country 8 Countries
CLOSING IDEA“Today’s Play, Tomorrow’s Pay”
Play vs. workAdults work so they can go play…
Well kids are the same…..so engage them with playing with
robots!
THANK YOU
Russ Fisher-Ives russ@gotoif.org wechat – russfi11 www.gotoif.org www.roboquerque.org
Director, RoboRAVE InternationalPresident, Inquiry Facilitators, Inc. 724 South Camino Del PuebloBernalillo, NM US 87004