ASU Robot Camp 7up

Final Report

June 8 to June 25, 2009

In the week one of the three-week long camp, students learned Alice programming language and used the language to program a movie and a game. The movie and game are converted into video files and uploaded into the YouTube.

In the week two, students started to learn NXT robotics programming language and used the language to program the robot to traverse a maze autonomously. Students used touch sensor and ultrasonic sensor to help the robot find its way in the maze. You can find the videos of the maze traversing in the team page or in the link below.

· Maze game page: https://venus.sod.asu.edu/roboticscamp/2009/mazevideo/mazevideo.html

In the week three, students used the NXT language to program the robot to collect using a movable arm or cage. These missions prepared students for the games of the First LEGO league competition.

You can find the videos of the ball collecting games in the team page or in the link below.

· Maze game page: https://venus.sod.asu.edu/roboticscamp/2009/ballvideo/ballvideo.html

Then, students learned to use light sensor, touch sensor and ultrasonic sensor to equip their sumo robot. The sumo robots competition video is the link below:

· Sumo Robot Competition: mms://venus.sod.asu.edu/roboticscamp/2009/Sumobots/Game3Sumobots.wmv

Students participating in the afternoon program also learned:

· Service-oriented robotics programming language VPL;

· Basic C# programming

· Software development in service-oriented architecture

The closing ceremony was held on the last day of the camp, June 25, 2009, from 9:45 to 11:45am.

· Dr, Ronald Askin, the director of the School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, welcome all participants and parents, and gave an opening talk;

· Ms Patricia Smith, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, and the First LEGO League (FLL) Arizona Coordinator, presented the FLL and encourage students to form teams to participate in the FLL competition 2009.

· Mr. David Gordon, principal of the Grand Canyon Prep, Tempe Arizona, reported the cooperation between ASU and his school in creating a robotics class and forming an FLL team.

· Dr. Yinong Chen, camp coordinator and instructor outline the activities of the camp.

The video of the opening talks, student presentations, Sumo Robots Demonstration, and Prize giving are at the following links.

· Opening talks: mms://venus.sod.asu.edu/roboticscamp/2009/Closing/ClosingTalks.wmv

· Students presentation on Alice movie, Maze traversing, and ball collecting: mms://venus.sod.asu.edu/roboticscamp/2009/Closing/Presentations.wmv

· Sumo Robots Demonstration: mms://venus.sod.asu.edu/roboticscamp/2009/Closing/Demonstrations.wmv

· Prize Giving: mms://venus.sod.asu.edu/roboticscamp/2009/Closing/PrizeGiving.wmv