go4IT!-Basic-Workshop "B-O-B-3"

Note: In the future, it is intended to provide a second version of the basic go4IT Workshop, where we will work with B-O-B-3. In this context, we would like to thank our sponsor Synopsys for their support.

During this 2-day workshop, the focus will be on the small robot B-O-B-3. He is a programmable robot and you can teach him many great things. His eyes can shine in various colours and even blink; he knows how warm it is and he can recognize if his arm is touched in addition to many other things.

However, in order to let that work, he needs your help because at the beginning, he consists of many different parts and he is not programmed yet. First of all, you have to breathe life into the little guy by assembling his different parts which are soldered together. We will show you of course how to do this. When everything is combined and works fine, B-O-B-3 can be programmed. In order to do this, you will use the graphical programming interface Ardublocks, which provides the important commands as puzzle pieces and accordingly facilitates the introduction into the programming. Consequently, you will let the eyes of your robot blink in different colours and get to know the first sensor. During the second day, textual programming will be implemented which means that commands for the robots will be written manually. This will be a very interesting challenge, which we will accomplish together. Having this this done, the robot can do astonishing things like communicating with other B-O-B-3 robots. During the two days, you can document your experience by capturing photos and create a small collage at the end, which you can then show your friends and parents.

The interesting thing concerning this workshop is that you can take this guy home after the workshop and continue programming so that, he and you will be able to learn new interesting and exciting things.

For more information see workshopprogram (in German).