PhysicalComputingRobotDetails

This will show all the parts that make up the robot, and the OTHER parts used in the early part of the course

MECHANICAL PARTS OF THE ROBOT

Plastic Laser-cut base chassis ($1.60)
2 DC gearmotors (With Wires!) ($1.25)
2 Wheels that fit motors ($0.50)
Parts package that includes the motor-mounting pieces and hardware, plus encoder discs ($0.50)
Caster Wheel (Or alternative??) ($0.20)
Plastic bracket for Ultrasonic sensor [$0.57]

ELECTRICAL PARTS OF THE ROBOT

Yourduino RoboRED Microcomputer (Keyes $4.56)
Motor driver board [KEYES $0.75]
Battery case with Arduino power plug
- 6AA version (Keyes $0.45)
- 2-18650 version [KEYES $0.90 ]
Servomotor with parts ( MEGA $.75)
?? Power switch
Rainbow ribbon cable plus pin strip
HM-10 type Bluetooth Radio [Keyes $3.30]

ADDITIONAL PARTS USED IN EARLY PART OF COURSE

Breadboard (1/2 size) (Factory $0.35)
Pushbutton(s)
Resistors ( 100, 1K, 10K )
Potentiometer (10K)
LEDs
Buzzer AND Beeper modules [Keyes $0.75]
Tilt sensor [KEYES $0.75 ]
Light Sensors (Photoresistors AKA Light Dependent Resistors ) [KEYES $0.70]
Temperature-Humidity sensor [Keyes $1.25]
LCD Display (I2C) (NanHE $1.00)

SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW

YES, Pretty Incomplete :-)

Intro to Physical Computing

This is the part where individual sensors and actuators are explained and experimented with. This is a major part of the curriculum that covers the broad-based subject of Physical Computing.

Physical computing is often related to the new terms STEM or STEAM:

STEM

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), previously science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET),[1] is a broad term used to group together these academic disciplines.[2] This term is typically used when addressing education policy and curriculum choices in schools to improve competitiveness in science and technology development.

STEAM

STEAM fields are defined [1] science, and technology, interpreted through engineering, and the (liberal) arts,[2] and based in mathematics. Variations of definitions for the "A" exist, but no other definition formally defines the arts with research or links the disciplines together as a whole with research.

Testing the Robot Parts

This is where the robot-specific parts are explained and experimented with, like Ultrasonic Sensor, Servo, Motor driver to a motor

Testing the assembled Robot

This is where the different robot parts are tested independently, and then some basic robot movements are done.

High-level Robot functions

This is where pre-defined high level functions are introduced, like collision-avoidance, line following, light following, temperature and humidity readings taken as robot moves etc.

Smart-Phone Applications

This is where the pre-written SmartPhone apps are introduced.