Teach A Robot
Robots only work when they have been given an instruction. Your task is to find soemthing you do normally in your life that can take a little while to do. One example is making a peanut butter sandwich. You will need to break up the task into steps a robot could do.
Objectives
After completing this assignment, you should…
- Understand how to think through functionality
- Understand how to talk to a machine through simple instructions
Normal Mode
- Task can be anything you might normally do (except for making a PB & J)
- Task must consist of more than 50 steps.
- Each task needs to be properly explained in the correct order.
Example
Make a PB & J
- Move to pantry
- Open pantry door
- Pickup bread
- Untie bread bag ...
Hard Mode
- Label all of the parts the robot will need
(ex : arm, hand, eyes)
- Explain what part is doing the task at each step
Example
Robot Parts
- Hand to hold knife
- Eyes to see
- Tank treads to move ...
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