Robotics Curriculum

[Andrew Y.]

Hey at our high school we have several classes branched out to robotics

Electronics: Teaches basic DC operation and electronics skills

Post AP Robotics: Begins with the older lego kits then to NXT, and ends in VEX. Students go through learning about the physics involved with mechanical engieering and how to program. Competitions are held throught the semester between teams within classes. Final project: a building has collapsed and people are trapped inside the wreckage. (model) Teams have to design a robot that can drive over the debris (foam, rocks, wires, lose dirt, etc) to locate the survivers and extra points if they can be identified. Some obsticles are also in the way such as a half collapsed staircase, unstable walls. tight turns... O yea BTW you are in a different room than the robot driving from a camera. GREAT PROGRAM!

[Kingofl337]

I would recommend you check out this page.

Http://www.intelitekdownloads.com/REC

There is a demo of the curricula on line you can walk through. We built the Robotics Engineering Curriculum to teach the science of robotics not just programming. Power/Torque/Gearing all the good stuff. If you would like some references PM me and I can put you in touch with some other schools and teams using it.

[Doug G]

Here's some course descriptions that are UC approved in California....

http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/docs/We...icsEngTech.doc

http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/docs/La...S_Robotics.doc

http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/docs/Co...ofEngineer.doc