School camp on developing the dancing OTTO robots

In the beginning of the school camp students will learn the design graphic and will create own website. These skills are needed to represent the project properly.

There will be an introduction into User Interface of Fusion 360, dimensions, shapes, and other basic introductory staff.

Students continue to work on Fusion 360 and learn more complex features.

The course is focused to develop blended knowledge consisting of design thinking and engineering approach in each participant. Participants receive technical specification of the OTTO’s “body” parts for measuring necessary parameters which will be used in Fusion 360 for modelling legs and feet. Students have to model austhetic parts of the OTTO robot that should be stable and connected with servomechanisms.

The subject of the day not related to the development process of the project however participant are introduced with one of the key engineering skills as soldering. General information on soldering skills is provided; moreover, participants are given the particular elements by instructor. Initially they build an astable multivibrator on breadboard while instructor explains the working principle of the circuit and common electronics (what is resistor, how to measure voltage via multimeter, etc). After that, participants will solder the same scheme by themselves.

Students pass the course on how to use the 3D printer and engraving and cutting machine. While 3d-printers produce details- parts of the robot, participants learn the working process on Epilog Laser Fusion M2 which does not relate to the project (just for general information). They draw a picture on CorelDRAW and use plywood for making breloques.

Instructor provides common information about programming in present life (theory on popular programming fields). Moreover, instructor shows basic operations and statements in programming, such as if-else statements, for/while loops, type of variables and etc in arduino IDE. After that, students are starting to assembly the robot and install servomotors for initial setting (necessary step before main program).

Students learn deeply what arduino is, how to connect sensors, how to work with different datasheets, what types of arduino are. What is more, instructor explains how robot will dance, main functions for setting dance.

Participants are starting to code the robot. Previously, they have chosen the song robot is going to dance. Students should take into consideration the BPM (Beats per minute) of song and rig moves in program when it is necessary.

Students finish with the coding process and start preparation for the final presentation where they will demonstrate their works in front of independent judges. Workshop on pitching will be provided by the department of business incubation.

Students are making their feelings and emotions on a whatman for presentation. It is important because students remember what they have done during the course which helps to make a conclusion about received knowledge.

This event is focused on developing presentation skills. Students demonstrate their projects in front of independent public: showing the recorded video, studied program and the dance of the robot. The work must be illustrated on wix.com. The event is focused to develop life skills.