Before you start, you must write out your project plan in your notebook: Hardware plan▪ Draw and describe what your robot will look like,

what sensors, wheels, motors, etc. it will have.▪ In particular, show how the touch sensors and

bumpers will be placed so that it can react to the right wall and left wall.

Software plan▪ Draw program blocks and describe how your robot

will behave. Make sure you account for each of the four combinations of sensors touched/not touched.

Your robot must navigate its way through a brick maze, or at least keep going without getting stuck.

The general strategy for this is: If either sensor is pressed, move away

from that wall. If neither sensor is pressed, go straight

forward.

In this part, you must program your robot so that it is guaranteed to go out the other end of the maze.

Still Photos Show important features of your robot’s

hardware. Videos

~15 seconds of robot completing Part 1 ~15 seconds of robot completing Part 1

Screen Shots Show important features of each program. No screen shots of entire programs!

With your group, research and take notes on robot navigation – how do they move around, and how do they tell where they are?

Suggestions: Mars rovers Roomba Robot navigation

Summarize relevant information, and cite it properly.

Your report must be in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. You only need one report for the group, but everyone must contribute. It must include the following sections: Title Purpose Background Method Results Conclusions

The title slide should have a short, meaningful title for your project.

It should also list the names of everyone in the group (first and last), and the period.

Tell what you are trying to prove or find out in this project.

Tell how this fits into the world beyond our classroom.

This is where you summarize relevant background research.

You should have at least 6-8 bullet points.

For each bullet point, you must tell where you got your information.

Your information must come from credible sources.

Hardware Include at least 2 still photos of specific

elements of your robot’s hardware. Use words to explain what the picture is

showing. Software

Include at least 2 screenshots of specific elements of your programs.

Use words to explain what each screenshot is showing.

Link a 10-15 second video of your robot accomplishing Part 1, and another of it accomplishing Part 2. (You must link your video – you cannot

insert it.)For each part, discuss what was

most challenging and what was most successful for your robot.

On one group member’s flash drive, create a folder, and put the completed PowerPoint and the videos in this folder.

Make sure the links open the videos. If they don’t, fix them.

Bring the flash drive to me so I can copy the folder and grade your report.