ROBOTICS RESOURCES

The following materials are some of the forms and materials I use with students. Feel free to adapt anything you see here for your own use.

WSU New Coaches/Parents Training Session

• Seminar Handout
• EV3 Classroom Block Descriptions
• RileyRover Building Instructions
• RileyRover Attachments
• Task Cards

ShockerMindstorms Website

• WSU Shocker Mindstorms Website

WSU Robotics Beginner Camp - 2022

• View your Task Cards
• Camp Journal
• EV3 Classroom Block Descriptions
• RileyRover Building Instructions
• RileyRover Attachments
• Cupstack Factory Simulator
• WSU Summer Camp Videos

WSU Robotics Advanced Camp (Lost in Space) - 2022

• Complete Your Test Flight
• Lost in Space Missions
• EV3 Classroom Block Descriptions
• RileyRover Building Instructions
• RileyRover Attachments
• Robot Arm ideas
• Simple EV3 Robot Arm
• EV3 SNATCH3R
• EV3 H25 Robotic Arm
• WSU Summer Camp Videos

Prezi Presentations

• Introduction to EV3 Presentation
• Introduction to NXT Presentation

EV3 Building Instructions & Resources

• RileyRover Building Instructions (attachments) (parts list) (Damien Kee Website)
• Education Model Building Instructions
• GenBot Building Instructions (parts list)
• SimpleBot Building Instructions
• Dr. E's Lab (videos explaining the components of the EV3)
• Following a Line
• Following a Wall
• Building and Programming Handout
• Introduction Workshop for Parents & Teachers Handout
• What EV3 Kit to Purchase? (Difference between "Retail" and "Education" versions)
• Another "Retail" vs. "Education" Kit Explanation

NXT Resources

• Programming with LabView (NXT tutorial)
• The NXT STEP Blog
• nxtasy.org
• Domabotics (Robotics in Education)
• LEGO Mindstorms Education Website
• Tufts University LEGO Engineering Website
• Sample NXT Lessons
• LabView Programming Icons
• RCX vs. NXT Videos
• Books on NXT Building and Programming
• How to Store Your Kits
• Robotics in Education eJournal - Volume 1
• Robotics in Education eJournal - Volume 2
• Robotics in Education eJournal - Volume 3

NXT Sensor Information

• Ultrasonic Sensor
• Light Sensor
• Touch Sensor
• Motors

NXT Building Instructions

• Tribot Driving Base (Education Kit)
• Tribot Driving Base (Retail Kit)
• Domabot Building Instructions
• Five Minute Bot (2.0 Kit) Building Instructions
• Five Minute Bot Building Instructions
• Constructopedia (Tufts University)
• Parts List (Education Kit)
• Parts List (Retail Kit)

Advanced Techniques

• Calibrating your motors
• Calibrating your light sensor
• Experiments with Line Following Algorithms (Jonathan Gray)
• 2-sensor Line Follower Tutorial (Dr. Graeme Faulkner)
• Calculating Gear Ratios

Club/Workshop Paperwork

• Permission Form
• Helper Letter
• Job Badges
• NXT-G Code Blocks Guide
• NXT Menu Structure
• Workshop Challenges (new)
• Workshop Challenges (old)
• Group Roles
• Tryouts Invitation
• Tryouts Rubric

Student Notebook

• Student Expectations
• Task Planning Sheet
• Robot Design Sheet
• Course Information Sheet
• Troubleshooting (RCX)
• Programming Planner (RCX)
• Gear Ratios

PowerPoint Presentations

• Robotics in the Classroom
• Midwest ROBOLAB Conference

Running NXT-G on a Netbook Computer

If you try installing NXT-G software on a netbook or laptop with a maximum display resolution smaller than 1024x768, you get a warning. Ignore the warning and you have a successful installation, but are unable to see the configuration panel at the bottom of the screen. There are a couple of solutions.

The MoveMe program can be installed which allows you use the WIN+arrow keys to scroll the active window in any direction. Need to see the configuration panel? Just slide the window up. Need to see the menu again? Slide the window back down. This is the solution my students prefer. (It also works for any window that extends beyond your screen limits... like the Acrobat Reader accept/decline terms of service window that won't let you reach the buttons.)

The other solution is Steve Hassenplug's Config Popup add-in. Once the "ConfigPopup.vi" file is saved in the [nxt program]\engine\project folder, it will add an option in the TOOLS menu to open a configuration pop-up window.

• MoveMe program to scroll active window on netbook display
• Config Popup NXT-G add-in to show configuration panel in a floating window
• Directions for installing the Config Popup add-in