Bringing a Robot Petting Zoo to Life
When: Saturday, October 15
Where: Room 107A & 107B – CERAS Building, Stanford
Who: Bambi Brewer (Birdbrain Technologies LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
Andrew Milne (Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA, USA)
What:
In this workshop, participants will use the Hummingbird robotics kit to create an animal for a robot petting zoo. The workshop will include an introduction to controlling motors, lights, and sensors using Scratch. Participants will also explore a variety of digitally fabricated mechanisms before they begin to design, build, and program their animal. Finally, this workshop will include teaching tips and a discussion of how to implement a robot petting zoo in a classroom or makerspace.
Workshop schedule:
- 20 minutes – Introduction to Hummingbird & Programming
- 10 minutes – Experimenting with Mechanisms
- 45 minutes – Creating a Robot Animal
- 10 minutes – Project Showcase
- 15 minutes – Facilitating a Robot Petting Zoo: Logistics & Teaching Practices