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What is ROBOLAB?
The Concept of Programming and Control
ROBOLAB is
a project currently being worked on by
Marcus Edwards
in conjunction with the Minority Engineering Program. For a
more detailed description of the RoboLab project, you may
download a word document written by Marcus Edwards himself:
RoboLab
Introduction.doc
The
new ROBOLAB System prepares students for careers in
engineering and science with excitement and enthusiasm. With
the ROBOLAB System students will learn about today’s world
of robotics, confined only by their imaginations.
Students develop computer and engineering skills through
hands-on experiences that relate back to the real world.
The
core of the construction is the RCX, a programmable
LEGO brick which is used as the basis for the models and
used to control their actions.
It
controls motors & lamps and takes input from sensors. LEGO
Dacta sensors include touch sensors, light sensors,
temperature sensors and rotation sensors.
Working with ROBOLAB!
Users first build their inventions using the RCX and the
LEGO pieces included in the RCX Building Sets. They then
create a program for their invention using the ROBOLAB
software, an easy to use powerful programming language.
Next, they download their program to the RCX using a
special infrared transmitter. Their creation can now
interact with the environment, fully autonomous without
the need for a computer.
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