Brooklyn Robotics

Programs for nxt 1.0 here

Programs for nxt 2.0 here

This video shows Robonaut in early development. What sensors are used? What tasks is it being designed for? Why is it so slow?

Looking at this video of Robonaut 2, what tasks do you predict it will be best able to do on the International Space Station?

Robots doing the unexpected!

Robocup: Soccer-playing robots?
Think of all the problems roboticists would have to solve to make a team of robots that could play soccer.

Robots in Industry:

What problem is the company wanting to solve? What are the engineering challenges the roboticists would have to had considered? What solutions can you see? What are other consequences of the company choosing robots?

Rescue Robots:

What problem does this roboticist wanting to solve? What are the engineering challenges he faces? What solutions can you see? What are other applications for this robot?

Two excellent tutorials:  First, all the components including sensors, their names, and the basic build. We will use this vocabulary.

Tutorial: how to program

Robot Marathon!