Lesson: "Arm Control"

Submitted by Randy Steele on 22 July, 2011 - 11:21
Overview: 
The goal of this lesson is to explore the use of a gripper arm using a third motor on an NXT robot. Students will work through the "Arm Control" video lesson from "Advanced" page in the "NXT Video Trainer 2.0" product from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy.
Objectives: 

Students will be able to:

1. Build a gripper attchment using a third NXT motor

2. Control a gripper attachment using the Motor Block

3. Write an NXT-G program for a robot to aquire objects with a gripper attachment

Instruction Guide: 
Arm Control
Primary Instructional Material: 
Arm Control
Differentiated Instruction Material: Extended: 
Fruit Picker Extended Challenge
Summative Assessment: 
Arm Control_Task Sheet
Fruit Picker Challenge
Education Level: 
Middle School
High School
Scope & Sequence: 
Robotics
Focus Subject: 
Robotics Hardware
Robotics Software
HW Platform: 
NXT
SW Platform: 
NXT-G
Interactivity Style: 
Mixed