Course Details

Beginners Level Robotic Course for 13 - 15 year olds is available with us. LEGO’s NXT platform is the most popular platform from LEGO and is the basis for global competitions. Students will learn basic programming with Lego Mindstorm NXT programming. They will be directed to build a robot and use sensors to make it “Artificially intelligent”. When the students have completed 20 minor tasks, they will be assigned two major missions (which require integration of Math and Science skills) on hypothetical moons.

Missions to be accomplished for this program:

• Mission 1: Rock Removal: Your robot must drive to the designated rock circles, gather the rocks, and push or carry them to the extraction area. A rock (LEGO brick) should be placed inside each of the three red circles prior to starting the mission. The robot must start in the designated Start Area. No part of the robot can extend beyond this border, even if it is not in contact with the board surface. The robot must reach and gather as many of the rocks it can, then push or carry the rocks till they can be deposited in the Extraction Area.
• Mission 2: Water Extraction: Your robot must follow the river to the Water Tower and lake, then lower a ‘water extraction pipe’ into the lake. The robot must start in the designated Start Area. No part of the robot can extend beyond this border, even if it is not in contact with the board surface. The robot should include a ‘moving pipe’ feature that can be lowered onto the surface of the lake. This pipe should remain above the board surface during the journey to the lake. If the pipe makes contact with the lake surface, it is considered a successful mission.