First Annual Oregon Robotics Tournament

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Transcript First Annual Oregon Robotics Tournament

Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program

I. Introductory Workshop for ORTOP’s FLL Program

2012 Opening doors to the worlds of science and technology for Oregon’s youth 1

Instructor Contacts

Ken Cone [email protected]

(503) 725-2918 Terry Hamm [email protected]

(503) 720-5157 Dale Jordan [email protected]

Jim Ryan [email protected]

971-215-6087 Roger Swanson [email protected]

503-297-1824 2

ORTOP Project Administrator Cathy Swider [email protected]

(503) 725-2920

Today’s Goal

    Provide an understanding of the ORTOP and FLL programs Show the value these programs bring to our youth Demonstrate the fun and excitement by building and programming a LEGO ® robot Explain the opportunities for your (or your friends’) involvement 4

Agenda

       Introductions Our motivations The ORTOP and FLL Programs Build a LEGO ® robot and try it out More on FLL Teams Simple programming of your robot Along the way: A complete Food Factor field set-up kit and a video of FLL tournament action 5

The Problem

   Fast growing demand for engineers, technicians, and other technologists Slow growing supply of young people interested in technology, especially among women and minorities How do we expose youngsters to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at an early age so they might pursue such a course in later studies?

The Opportunity with FIRST

"To create a world where science and technology are celebrated.. where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes"

Programs from FIRST ® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)  Jr.FLL (Junior FIRST ® LEGO ® League) 6-9 year olds – initial ORTOP pilot in 2006    FLL ( FIRST ® LEGO ® League) 9-14 year olds – started by ORTOP in 2001 FTC ( FIRST ® Tech Challenge) for high school students – initial ORTOP pilot in 2006 FRC ( FIRST ® Robotics Competition) for high school students – not an ORTOP program but active in Oregon 7

The Opportunity -- FLL

  FIRST  ® LEGO ® League (FLL) Targets 9-14 year olds    Uses relatively inexpensive LEGO ® kits robotics Defines a mini engineering project based on real-world problems Features hands-on experience and multi disciplinary teamwork Show these youth that STEM studies can be fun 8

ORTOP

(Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program) Opening doors to the worlds of science and technology for Oregon’s youth    Runs the FLL (as well as Jr.FLL and FTC) program in Oregon and southwest Washington Connected to the Chancellor’s Office of the Oregon University System Heavily volunteer based 9

Additional ORTOP Goals

   Reach out to girls and minorities    Look for partners that can help: Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, 4H, etc.

Special outreach to schools and community organizations with the demographics that fit our focus Scholarship program so cost does not limit participation Every team that registers gets to participate in a tournament Success for a team is working together through the season and showcasing their results in a tournament SUCCESS = PARTICIPATION 10

Build a Robot Let’s take a break from all this talking and get out the LEGO

kits to have some fun building an NXT robot!

Before We Start

   The NXT     Outputs(A,B,C) Inputs (1,2,3,4) Buttons (Enter, Back, Left, Right) USB port Motors Sensors  Touch sensor, light sensor, color sensor, ultrasonic sensor, rotation sensor 12

Build the Sample Robot

  Follow pages 2-10 and 19-23 in the booklet to build your base robot Do not build the following assemblies – they should be already assembled in your kits:  Caster Mount (pages 11- 18)    Cowcatcher (pages 32 – 33) Fork Lift (pages 34 – 35) Left light sensor (pages 24-27), touch sensor (pages 28-29), and ultra-sonic sensor (pages 30 31) may or may not already be assembled.

Build the Sample Robot (cont.)

   Add the left light sensor (page 25) Add the touch sensor (page 29) Color of parts need not match what is in the photos.

These assembly instructions can be found with all the workshop materials at: www.ortop.org/Workshops 14

What Is an FLL Team?

    4-10 youngsters each Ages 9-14 Led by coach and mentor  Coach – adult with overall responsibility for the team  Mentor – technical expertise Sources of teams   Schools Community groups  Neighborhoods 15

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The FLL Team Experience

Miniature engineering project team stressing   Creativity and teamwork Engineering principles: requirements, alternatives, rapid prototyping, testing, … Hands-on problem solving Context is a real-world situation Illustrates multiple roles: Designers, Builders, Programmers, Sales and Marketing Insights into possible careers The youngsters do the work – FLL Coaches’ Promise and FLL Core Values 16

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FLL Team Costs

Start-up Costs   FLL NXT Robot Set: $420 Materials for table (do not need light): Around $50 Yearly Costs      FLL Team Registration Fee: $225 Oregon Qualifying Tournament Fee: $75 Oregon Championship Tournament Fee: $50 Field Setup Kit: $75 Misc. including batteries, shipping: $50-$100 First-year total: $895-995 Subsequent years total: $425-$525 17

Possible Sources of Team Funding

Having some portion of costs picked up by team members gives a sense of commitment Team Member Dues Fundraising Activities Team Sponsors Scholarship info: http://www.ortop.org/fll/res.htm#schol ORTOP Scholarship

The Team Timeline

       April – Sept.: Teams form May 7: Registration with FLL opens – robot kits and registration materials begin to ship June – Sept.: ORTOP workshops Aug.: Field set-up kits begin to ship Aug. 28: The Senior Solutions Challenge is released Teams develop their solutions for ~3 mo.

Culminating event is the Tournament  Qualifying tournaments in early December  Championship tournaments in January 19

Team Registration

      National registration through FLL: https://gofll.usfirst.org/ May through end of September or when max reached $225 FLL registration fee Receive Coaches Handbook, web forum access, DVDs on FIRST ® and FLL, and support Optional ordering of kits First-Come-First-Served, so REGISTER EARLY!!

Purchases at FLL Registration

     Registration fee: $225 FLL Robot Set (NXT): $420 Field set-up kit: $75 Extra parts: rechargeable battery and charger, motors, and sensors (light and touch) They don’t ship until they are paid

ORTOP State QT Registration

     Takes place early October 2012 ORTOP Tournament fees  $75 for a Qualifying Tournament  $50 for a Championship Tournament We notify all coaches that have registered with FLL in Oregon and SW Washington  Provide list of Qualifying Tournaments  Ask for 3 Qualifying Tournament choices in priority order We assign teams to Qualifying Tournaments Register early!!

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Tournament Structure

Less focus on competition and more on showcasing the team’s learning and results Qualifying Tournaments   Around 15-20 teams each Organized by Qualifying Tournament volunteers with support from ORTOP  24 in 2011: Bend, Corvallis, Hood River, LaGrande, McMinnville, Medford, Salem, The Dalles, Vancouver, and Portland Metro area 10 Championship Tournaments for 2011 season  ~120 teams at two Championship Tournaments at Liberty High School in Hillsboro in January, 2012 23

Tournaments Exhibit Students’ Achievements     Three opportunities to demonstrate robot on the Challenge playing field Interaction with Robot Design Judging Panel Presentation to Project Judging Panel  General presentation area specified by FLL to enhance learning about the year’s theme   Requires research by the team Develops presentation skills (the opportunity for the developing sales and marketing youngsters) Core Values Judging Panel 24

Tournament Awards

     Number of awards depends on size of tournament Highest level awards (the Champions Awards) and invitations to Championship Tournaments require good results in Robot Design, Project, Core Values, and Robot Performance Other awards also recognize outstanding performance in each of the 4 categories ORTOP Young Team and Rookie Team awards are given at Championship Tournaments Participation awards for all teams 25

Plans for 2012

      Theme: Senior Solutions ~450 teams with more than 3200 youngsters Around 24-26 Qualifying Tournaments  Held first two weekends in December   15 - 20 teams per tournament Expect same locations as last year 2 Championship Tournaments of about 60 teams each in January, 2013 Continued focus on outreach to girls & minorities More sponsors 26

Volunteer Opportunities

      Coaches Mentors ORTOP Planning Committee Qualifying Tournament Planning Tournament Staffing Financial Support 27

NXT Programming Let’s get back to our robots and learn how to make them do something!

How To Read Light Sensors

         Turn on robot First menu is “My Files” Use arrow keys to move to “View” Select with orange button Use arrow keys to find “Reflected Light” Select with orange button Use arrow keys to find “Port 3” Select with orange button Read different areas of the mat – values will be 0 to 100 29

What Did You Learn?

  The robot does exactly what you tell it to do.

The robot is almost always “right” even though it doesn’t appear to be doing what you told it to do.

 Are the ports right?

  Have you downloaded the program after making changes?

Are you running the right program?