First post! – What I plan to do
by Alex
Well, here’s the first of (hopefully) many blog posts regarding the progress of my senior learning experience!
For those of you from outside the RMSEL community, a senior learning experience (SLE) is one of many cool independent learning opportunities that my school provides. Seniors are given a long period of time off from normal classes – from the 22nd of February to April 6th – to study a topic that interests them. For my particular senior expedition, I’m going to make some cool robots.
By the end of this experience, I hope to be able to answer, if not strongly address, three overarching guiding question, which are:
- How do I successfully solve problems in physical and virtual systems?
- What makes effective robotic design?
- What tools, skills, and theory do I need to create effectively designed robots?
To accomplish this, I will learn the basics of embedded C programming and electronic circuits to ultimately create “swarm bots” that communicate over radio-frequency modules. For a more in depth look at my initial plans, I’ve uploaded my SLE proposal here.
Comments
Way cool! Blogging your progress is a great idea. I want nano-swarmbots to fix my coughing/breathing issues.
Cole would like swarm bots to create an army of monster trucks for him! :}
Maybe they could monster truck bots that could replicate themselves from basic materials and run on sunlight.
Soon they’d take over the world.