Robotics for Engineers
Learn about robots, play with some virtual robots online then use your creativity and skills to design a robot of the future.
In this course, students will learn about modern uses of robots, use the design/engineering process to plan and design virtual robots, and understand the potential for robots in different fields (e.g., manufacturing, medicine, space exploration).
Description
Learn about robots, play with some virtual robots online then use your creativity and skills to design a robot of the future.
In this course, students will learn about modern uses of robots, use the design/engineering process to plan and design virtual robots, and understand the potential for robots in different fields (e.g., manufacturing, medicine, space exploration).
This is a Digital Media Academy self-paced learning experience, designed to build foundational knowledge and skills through hands-on, project-based activities and interactive online excercises.
- Computer or tablet with internet connection
- Scissors, tape, glue, paper, pens
- Wonderville’s Robot Factory account (free)
By the end of this course:
Students will be able to…
- Understand and define what a robot is
- Identify different parts of a robot and how they work together
- Use the engineering process to build machine and simple robot prototypes
- Use computational thinking to control virtual robots
- Use design-thinking to generate ideas for robots of the future
Course content
Unit 1 – Robots in the World
Lesson 1: What is a Robot?
Lesson 2: How Do Robots Work?
Unit 2 – Engineering and Robots
Lesson 3: Who Builds Robots?
Lesson 4: Do Your Research
Lesson 5: Design and Develop Solutions
Unit 3 – Build Virtual Robots
Lesson 6: Build Your Prototype
Lesson 7: Computational Thinking
Lesson 8: Model Robots and Computational Thinking
Lesson 9: Virtual Robots
Lesson 10: Virtual Robots 2
Lesson 11: Bug Testing and Fixing
Unit 4 – The Future of Robots
Lesson 12: Household Assistant Robots
Lesson 13: Robots at Work
Lesson 14: Robots in Space
Lesson 15: Design a Robot
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- Product Type: Foundation
- Career Pathway: Robotics + Engineering
- Career Track: Robotics
- Level:
- Pre-requisites: None
- Age: 9-12
- Grade:
- Style: Self-paced
- Modules:
- Certificate Awarded: Yes
Robotics for Engineers
Learn about robots, play with some virtual robots online then use your creativity and skills to design a robot of the future.
In this course, students will learn about modern uses of robots, use the design/engineering process to plan and design virtual robots, and understand the potential for robots in different fields (e.g., manufacturing, medicine, space exploration).
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