BUSD Robot Build Day May 5th, 2016
The 21st Century Robot Project has one goal: to get as many people as possible to image, design and build robots.
We believe that anyone can design and engineer their own robot. We’ve pulled together a set of tools, materials, media and engineering kits so that young minds (of all ages) can explore their awesome and innovative ideas.
In Spring 2016 we brought our robots and design process to three middle schools in Burbank, California (Luther Burbank, David Starr Jordan and John Muir Middle Schools). Working with the newly formed robot clubs we got the students imagining and building robots using design, engineering, programming and even science fiction.
The 10-hour program designed with Arizona State University’s Teacher College took the students through multiple phases to understand robots and how to build them. At the end of the semester the 21st Century Robot crew traveled to Burbank and gathered all three schools together for one awesome robot build day. During the full day event students met their robots and in small working sessions worked directly with the 21st Century Robot’s crew of designers and engineers to imagine what each club would do next with their robot.
What’s your robot’s name? What would your robot do that nobody else’s do?
Tell us a story: What would your robot do while you were at school?
Each student designed their own robot first and the worked collaboratively to imagine and design their club’s robot.
Luther Burbank Middle School Presents: Luther the Bee!
Sandy Winkelman’s work with the students to create the character.
David Starr Jordan Middle School Presents: Deemo!
Sandy Winkelman’s work with the students to create the character.
John Muir Middle School Presents: Johnny!
Sandy Winkelman’s work with the students to create the character.
Bringing the robots to life
Nicholas Nakadate’s work with the students to create the character.
BUSD Robot Build Day 2016
Jimmy the Robot at the build day.
The robots wait for their big reveal.
Dixon Yant explains how Luther moves to the students.
Daniel Alner walks the students through the code that runs the robots.
The one thing that every 21st Century Robot should be able to do.
We want to thank all of our sponsors for their support and making the 21st Century Robot Project Burbank a success!
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