ARISE TECHNOLOGIES

Included in these robotics kits are Lego structural and mechanical elements, motors, sensors and a programmable microcomputer. The students learn to program in a simple-to-use graphical language where program icons are connected together to build a complete program. Once the basics of programming the robot are learned, the students attach sensors to the robots and program the robots to react to sensors. We focus primarily on touch sensors and develop programs that allow a robot to navigate on the basis of touch. Projects include navigating a maze as well as racing the robots around an obstacle course.