Introduction to lego robotics

1. Introduction to Robotics
What are Robots

2. Recent Review
•What is a schematic?
•Electronic Symbols
• Ohms Law
• Electricity
• Programming
Old Review

3. Overview
•Lego Robotics
• Part Identification
• Building a Chassis
• Programming

4. NOTE:
• Will assign 3 people per kit, (no more than 3), but
some will be teams of 2
• Each Kit will be numbered 1-10
• name of each person in group on Kit
• If your name is on the Kit, you are responsible if
anything is missing and/or damaged
• 3 other classes will share the kit

5. Small Motor
Small lego motor

6. Large Motor
Large lego motor

7. EV3
Lego Brain,
where your
LabView Code
will be

8. Cables
Connects Lego
Motors and/or
Lego Sensors
onto EV3

9. Output
ABC is where
Motors are
plugged into

10. NOTE:
• Will assign 3 people per kit, (no more than 3), but
some will be teams of 2
• Each Kit will be numbered 1-10
• name of each person in group on Kit
• If your name is on the Kit, you are responsible if
anything is missing and/or damaged
• 3 other classes will share the kit

11. Design Challenge
Design a arm, that can
grab a ball, where its
powered by a small
motor

13. Building Instruction
Website:
http://www.damienkee.
com/home/2013/8/2/riley
rover-ev3-classroom-
robot-design.html

14. Review & Overview
•Lego Robotics
• Part Identification
• Building a Chassis
• Programming

15. Lego
Mindstorm
Program/App, also
known as LabView,
where you can
create Lego Coding

16. Lego
Mindstorm
Will lead you to a
main page, you
need to get to
Labview

17. Lego
Mindstorm
Click on the “+”
sign, next to Lego
Mindstorm Logo

18. LabView
Will lead you
hear, a drag and
drop program

19. Action
Blocks
Makes your robot
do something
(ABC - Output)

20. Flow Blocks
Controls how
your program
works

21. Sensors
Block
Get reads/input
from sensors (123
Input)

22. Building Your First Code
Website:
https://www.lego.com/en-
us/mindstorms/learn-to-
program
Click video that instructs you
on creating first code

23. Review & Overview
Lego Robotics
Part Identification
 EV3
 Motors
 Sensors
Building a Chassis (Instructions)
Programming

24. USB Cables
Connects EV3 to
C0mputer, for
downloading
programming

25. Input
Numbers is
where the
Sensors are
plugged into

26. Color Sensor
Sensor that senses
light and/or color
and/or change of
color/light/shade

27. Touch Sensor
Sensor that
senses when
pressed/released

28. Ultra-Sonic
Senor that uses
sound to tell the
robot how
far/close it is to a
wall

29. Closing Questions
• If you design a robot to go forward, but there’s a wall, what would you use to get
the robot to do to avoid the wall
• What sensors you would use, what would your code look like
• Why do lego robots, or any robots need sensors?
• How do lego robots act like real world robots?

30. Building Your First Code
Website:
https://www.lego.com/en-
us/mindstorms/learn-to-
program
Click video that instructs you
on how to make your robot
move, and using touch
sensor