Workshop Outline
Level
Beginner
Suitable For
Ages 10 to adult
Description
Robotic arms are increasingly used in industry for manufacturing and automation. In this workshop you will learn to control the movements of a robot arm. You will:
- Understand how motors are used to move the different joints
- Write code to move the motors
- Add buttons and write code to move the motors in response to the buttons
- Carry out tasks such as serving food, stacking bricks or playing Jenga using the arm
- Explore and program a more advanced robot and understand the mechanisms that bring the increased capability with this robot
The workshop is based around the BBC Microbit and uses block-based coding to make it accessible to beginners and more experienced programmers.
Duration
2 hours
This course can be customised and delivered for your group or organisation. Email us with your requirements and we will get back to you.
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