Building instructions for a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robot that we call the Five Minute Bot because it could be built in Five Minutes.
Note: If the robot is making inconsistent turns due to the floor, modify the castor wheel so it is placed further back in the construction. Thus the center of mass falls more over the tires and the turns are more consistent.
A note why we give the challenge at the start of the lesson.
Build a rack and try to lift the robot with this rack.
Today students will have to reuse the programs they create. Thus, make sure your students solve the individual challenges in separate programs so that they have the solutions in store.
Remilo comes from esperanto and means paddle.
The robot resembles a boat, but moves on land. It uses two large motors with "paddles" attached to them to move. Because its movement capabilities are limited, it has a gyro sensor to correctly move forward.
We had so much fun with this robot that we could not stop us from sharing it. There are a few very important things that one could learn with this robot and precision building is one of it.
A turtle robot with 2 sensors- ultrasonic and gyro, capable of following her course and navigating through anything. Just don't annoy it, or it will hide in its shell or even come and bite you.
Again a LEGO animal. This time it looks like an ant. It's interesting that this robot has no wheels and moves in a way very different from the rest of the "wheel robots".
There is much to be learned about mechanics from the way animals move. Ants are a good example. In the real world, an ant could carry a load of 20x its mass. It would be interesting to see how much load could this robot carry? Try it.
Building instructions for the Easy Bot built with LEGO Mindstorms EV3 parts. This LEGO robot is suitable for classes with students in robotics and is one of the first robots that we build. It takes about 10-20 minutes to be constructed by first-time participants.