Lego Mindstorms Training Course (Module 1)

Age Group

• 7-10 years old

Duration

• 1 hour sessions, one per week

What do I need?

• Live Online Training : A laptop, and a stable internet connection. The recommended minimum speed is around 10 Mbps.
• In Class Training : We have equipment in our classroom, although you are welcome to bring your own robot, when we cover those specific parts of the course.
• We will advise you on which robot to buy (@ approx R5500) if you want, but it is not a requirement.

Outcomes

• Build your first robot and learn about the EV3 book
• Learn to use this software to make your robot move
• Learn how to make your robot repeat actions and do more than one thing at the same time
• Add the Touch Sensor to the robot you built earlier to learn the programming techniques to use sensors.
• Learn to use the color sensor,the infrared beacon and two types of built-in sensors.
• Build the Formula EV3 Race Car and ANTY, a robotic ant.
• Learn about data wires, how to process sensor values and to math on the EV3 and how to make the robot remember things with variables. Also how to combine all of these programming techniques to create a robot that lets you play an Etch-A-Sketch-like game on the EV3 screen
• Create two complex Robots
• Build a program, the SNATCH3R, an autonomous Robotic arm that can find, grab, lift and move the infrared beacon autonomously
• Build LAVA R3X, the humanoid that walks and talks.

Certification

• A progress report will be issued after each module like this module.
• After 4 modules were completed, and the assessments passed, a Competency Certificate will be issued

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