NEIT+2017+-+Open+Space+2H

=NEIT 2017 - mBots and Programming= Riverdale Country School Presenters: Morgan Dunn Presenters: Andrew Abate

=__**mBots**__= Site: makeblock.com MakeBlock Education: @http://www.makeblock.com/stem-education

Special sensors/add ons:
-gas sensors ($5) -sound sensor ($5) -flame sensors ($5) -a face plate: white plate that can be programmed pixel by pixel to send/display a message or image (face plate costs about $10) -can add a camera module as well

COMES WITH:
-ultrasonic sensors -line following sensor -light following sensor (it'll follow a flash light) -infrared sensor -broadcast sensors: you can beam messages from one to another robot (relay race style!) -a button that can be programmed (to stop, to go, etc.) -a buzzer

Details:
-About 80-$90 -Programming language is Scratch, but can also be switched to Arduino -Bots come in pieces-- about 12-- and kids assemble them -Bots come in Bluetooth or 2.4 versions: the Bluetooth one can be programmed with an iPad, the 2.4 one requires a laptop/desktop version of mBlock (a Scratch knock off.) -Save often: If the program loses connection with the mBot, the program freezes and crashes. So-- SAVE ALL THE TIME. -You can flash the program to the Arduino board and the bots will run autonomously

Power:
-uses two AAs batteries

How They're Using It
-6-8th grade program it using Scratch -9th grade programs it using Arduino -Middle School Project Week: 3 days of teacher/parent led projects

=Parrot Minidrones= [|Check out:] http://edu.parrot.com/

-Bluetooth controlled -range is about 30 feet (and then it'll just keep doing whatever the last command they got was) -batteries are proprietary and rechargable: 4 pack is about $30 -the battery lasts between 7-10 minutes of flight -drone programming language is drag and drop blocks, very Scratchlike -drone has a camera -You can link drones using the Tynker app (DO NOT USE THE TICKLE APP) -You name a drone, the computer knows to only look for that drone -Using the Parrot Minidrone app, you can control it via manual control (pretty good, too)