Resource Pages
Charlo School's Robotic Site
http://www.ronan.net/~cschools/robotics.html
[Not available]
- Guide to educational robotics:
- History
- General Info
- Robotics Links
Robotics on the Web
http://www1.webramp.net/Crowesclassroom/roboticshomepage.htm
[Not Available]
- Online collaborative project to gather, display, and share robotic
projects from classrooms around the world. Lesson plans, student materials
and rubrics for a variety of activities are available for download.
Robotics in the Classroom
http://www.occdsb.on.ca/%7Eproj4632
- Resource for using robotics in the classroom:
- Section for teachers
- Robot links
- Info about the robotics kits
Robotics Academy
http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/education/
- The Robotics Academy is committed to using robotics to excite children
about science and technology and to help create a more technologically
literate society. This site includes general robotics resources and
curricula.
Robotics Research & Development
http://www.kipr.org/kipr-intro.html
- Kiss Institute for Practical Robotics (KIPR) works with all ages to
provide improved learning and skills development through the application of
technology, particularly robots.
Official LEGO Mindstorms Site
http://www.legomindstorms.com
- Official website of LEGO Mindstorms, which lets you design and program
real robots.
Constructing Robots
http://www.32768.com/bill/lego/geometry/
- Observations on LEGO geometry.
Gearing
http://www.kipr.org/curriculum/gears.html
- Activities designed to increase understanding of how LEGO gears work.
Pulleys
http://www.eng.iastate.edu/twt/Courses/Undergrad/packet/info/pulleys.htm
- Explains the purpose of pulleys and shows how to use pulleys.
Building and Designing: peices
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/curriculum/building/gears_info.html
[Not Available]
- Information about various LEGO pieces.
Tufts' LegoBook
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/Resources/documentation/LegoBook.pdf
- Basic tutorial that covers:
- Motors
- Gears
- Pulleys
- Sensors
LEGO Lessons
http://www.weirdrichard.com/activity.html
- Sixty one lessons about building with LEGO and related topics.
LEGO Building Instructions
http://www.mines.edu/Outreach/Cont_Ed/courses/robo/examples.htm
- Step by Step building instructions for various robots built with both
Handy Crickets and RCXs.
Tankbot Building Instructions
http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/education/teachertraining/tankbotbldginstr.pdf
- Step by step instructions for how to build a tankbot (using a RCX).
Charles Winton: MLCAD constructions
http://www.unf.edu/cse/cis/cwinton/html/roboticsclass/f02/mlcad.html
- A collection of robot models using MLCAD (free downloadable software).
Robot Archives
http://homepage.mac.com/mrlaurie/robo/Gallery%20Folder/Robot%20Archives
[Not Available]
- Pictures of various robots built with the LEGO Mindstorms kit.
Programming Robots
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/Resources/documentation
- Tufts' reference guide for RoboLab and a LEGO construction guide.
Not Quite C [updated]
http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/
- Resource page for NQC - a simple language with C-like syntax that can be
used to program LEGO's RCXs.
Lisp for Legos
http://www.csc.vill.edu/~klassner/csc4500/RCXLisp-Manual.pdf [Not Available]
- This is the user's guide to RCX Lisp, another alternative for programming
RCX bricks.
Last Updated: 03/21/2005 11:43:05 AM