BattleBOTS

This fall we will be having a Lego Battelbots class at HLACNY.  

Below is a tentative syllabus (an outline of the subjects to be covered in our course and schedule) for he class.

Also, refer to the video below that illustrates the kind of mechanisms we will be building in class, and the kind of interaction we will create.


Sr. BattleBOTS Syllabus. 

The purpose of this class is to build and test a number of robotic contraptions to be controlled by IR remote controls. Robots will need to be able to maneuver, posses motorized accessories able to “capture” flags and be able to structurally withstand moderate “attacks” by similar robots from opposing teams. To do this we will use Lego Technic, Lego Power Functions, and Mindstorm smart brick components. 

Days 1 and 2. Introduction to class expectration. Students become familiar with Lego Power Functions, Mindstorms smart bricks, and IR remote controls. Students are asked to integrate Lego Power Functions and Lego Technic pieces to build a wheeled mechanism able to move forward and backward.

Days 3 and 4. Students build and test a steering motorized vehicle of their own making.

Days 5 and 6. Students add new motors and start working of appendages and contraptions that can serve as “weapons” or defensive mechanisms in the competition.


MoshiB9865: Lego Battlebots