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More Scribbler Robot Camp Greetings!

WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
edited 2010-03-28 19:22 in Robotics
Hey All,

I will be introducing a group of Middle Schoolers at MLK, Jr. Middle School to the Forums this afternoon. They are attending a Scribbler Robot Camp.

If you have a chance, reply with a greeting.

The class is having a great time. Today is our competition day. They will try to make their Scribblers play Charge! Draw one or both of their initials and finish with TaDa! All while staying on a 20" X 30" piece of poster board. They have been playing with their Scribblers for about 7 hours total at this point. They get style points for other features! I know some of the entries will be amazing.

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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney

Post Edited (Whit) : 3/25/2010 2:27:38 PM GMT
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  • Jessica UelmenJessica Uelmen Posts: 490
    edited 2009-12-10 19:11
    Good afternoon young roboticists!

    I'm Jessica Uelmen, and I work in the Education Department here at Parallax. I'm so happy to hear you're having fun with your Robot Camp!

    Best of luck with your competition today - your challenge sounds...well...challenging, but I'm sure you're up to the task! We'd love to see a video of your competition if possible. [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    Just keep on experimenting, and using those noggins. And if you have any questions along the way, we're here on the forums and happy to help.

    Happy Developing!

    -- Jessica

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    Post Edited (Jessica Uelmen (Parallax)) : 12/10/2009 7:59:48 PM GMT
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2009-12-10 19:55
    Congratulations on taking the initiative and learning something that will benefit you throughout your life.

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  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2009-12-10 20:12
    Thanks Jessica and SRLM for the encouragment!

    We will try to get some video!

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney

    Post Edited (Whit) : 12/11/2009 4:06:09 PM GMT
  • ZootZoot Posts: 2,227
    edited 2009-12-10 20:20
    Rock on roboticists!

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2009-12-10 21:32
    Future roboticists: You're in for a real treat with Mr. Stodghill as your instructor. Robotics is naturally fun and interesting by itself, and even better with such a smart and enthusiastic teacher. You are in very good hands, so enjoy yourselves at camp, learn all you can, and make the most of your wonderful situation. CHARGE! TA DA!

    Eric

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  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2009-12-11 02:16
    Zoot and erco,

    Thank to you two also. The kids were very excited to find the messages on the forum!

    We did shoot some pics and video. When I get them - I will get them on YouTube and share them here.

    erco- Happy 700th post!

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-01-27 19:54
    Hey All,

    We are at Wossman High School this week. I have a great group of very excited new roboticists. They will be visiting here soon, in case anyone wants to say hi!

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2010-01-27 20:35
    New roboticists are the very best kind! Young, creative, enthusiastic, and they don't have preconceived notions like "can't do that", or "it doesn't work like that". Good luck to you all, your teacher is well-informed, experienced, and excited to help you all. Now go forth and conquer the world!

    erco

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  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2010-01-28 00:25
    Hi kids. Have a blast with the Scribbler robots. My kids enjoy playing with ours and trying to solve new challenges. Drawing your initials sounds easy, but its harder than you think so don't get discouraged.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-02-17 20:14
    Hey All,

    We are at Carroll High School for our last day today. We had to make up for last week's Snow Day! Please send us a hello.

    Thanks!

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • ScopeScope Posts: 417
    edited 2010-02-17 20:51
    Have they tried creating artwork - peace symbols, stuff like that?

    Sounds fun - any phtots?
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2010-02-17 20:51
    Snow day? SNOW DAY? It's 75 degrees and sunny here in Los Angeles!

    Have fun with the robots. Whatever you do, DON'T ask Mr. Stodghill how to initiate the Scribbler's "Self-Destruct" feature. That undocumented subroutine is an "Easter Egg", and it could be dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands.

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  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-02-17 23:19
    @ Scope - never did a peace sign before... but they will now!

    @ erco - Shhhhhhh!

    Thanks for the encouragement guys!

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-03-02 19:53
    Hey All,

    We are back at Carroll High School for our competition and resources day! Give us a shout!

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • ScopeScope Posts: 417
    edited 2010-03-02 20:15
    shout!!!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2010-03-02 21:57
    Go Robots and Roboticists! Let's see some video! Whit, take LOTS of magazine-quality photos! I want to see and read all about the day's events. May I assume Scribblerkart is on the case?

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  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2010-03-03 02:38
    Have fun!
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-03-03 04:10
    Thanks Folks,

    I will post a little description and video soon.

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-03-05 17:55
    Okay folks,

    After the students learn the basic functions of the Scribbler (demo, sound, LEDs, motor control, etc.), we have a contest. They are to make their Scibbler play "Charge!", draw one of their initials, and then play "tada!" They have to stay on a piece of 22" X 28" poster board.

    They have to work on making the Scribbler run straight, time duration of the strokes in the letter, turning the proper angles, etc. They work on this for about 20 minutes one day and then get about 20 minutes the next day. The work is done·based on·what they have learned at that point·and trial and error for lengths and turn angles, etc.

    This video is one of the student's work at Carroll High School. Her's was the most complex letter chosen. We had Ts, Ls, Ds for instance, but this is a capital K. Multi-stroke letters (where they have to back-track) are the hardest. This one was a winner!

    By this time the contest is held -·the students have had less than 5 hours experience with their Scribblers and Robotics period!

    See - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CmUyUX-dgw&feature=player_embedded

    Let me know what you think.

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2010-03-05 18:10
    Very nice effort, great job driving straight & backtracking. I especially liked the Ta-Da at the end, with harmony!

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  • Jessica UelmenJessica Uelmen Posts: 490
    edited 2010-03-05 18:14
    Wow! And it was a girl, more awesome!! One of my budding passions is to get younger girls excited and interested in science and engineering, so that they know that yes you can do it, not just boys can be engineers! So that makes me really excited to see. [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    And overall that's just really impressive, it's amazing what you bring these kids through in just 5 short hours. And that just seems like a really cool activity that would get the kids really excited to do, well done!

    -- Jess

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  • Steph LindsaySteph Lindsay Posts: 767
    edited 2010-03-05 18:24
    Contratulations! What fast learners you all are!

    I'm in the Education department here at Parallax. When we received the very first Scribblers in stock, our Education and Tech Support crew had to learn how to program them. As part of it, we each figured out how to draw our initials just like you all did. I had it easy with a letter S!

    Great video - what a perfectly executed capital K!

    I hope you all are having a great time!

    -Stephanie Lindsay
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-03-05 18:33
    Thanks for the nice comments. I can't wait to see what we can do with the Scribbler 2!

    We will be a Carroll Jr. High School on Monday through Thursday of next next week! Some of the High Schoolers will probably come over to help out.

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • Rob7Rob7 Posts: 275
    edited 2010-03-05 18:42
    Great job, Whit.
    I wish I had someone to show me robotics at High School in the 80's.
  • Tony B.Tony B. Posts: 356
    edited 2010-03-05 19:16
    Great Video! Before I got to the video I was trying to think how I would write a K with a scribbler. Her solution was way better than mine.

    Keep up the great work

    Tony
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-03-05 19:19
    @Tony B. - like the "new" name!

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • ScopeScope Posts: 417
    edited 2010-03-05 20:35
    Even though the photo is impressive, it's really great to see the video - thanks for inspiring them - and me.

    Any peace symbols yet? (ha)

    Post Edited (Scope) : 3/6/2010 12:50:37 AM GMT
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2010-03-06 02:59
    Great job with the K. Scribbler is fun, but it take a good deal of effort to get a letter to look so good.
  • MikerocontrollerMikerocontroller Posts: 310
    edited 2010-03-06 03:25
    Great work by the students, Whit! I'm sure you've got 'em hooked.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-03-25 14:23
    Hey Everyone,

    We are at Carroll Jr. High School this week. Their contest is today and I will be introducing them to these forums. We had a great "L", "J", "D" and "M" yesterday. We will see what today brings.

    I have to admit, the Jr. High students seem to catch on more quickly than the High Schoolers. What does that say about me? YIKES!

    If you have a chance - send them a "hello."

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
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