Transcript First Annual Oregon Robotics Tournament

Oregon Robotics Tournament
and Outreach Program
I. Introductory Workshop for
ORTOP’s FLL Program
2011
Opening doors to the worlds of science
and technology for Oregon’s youth
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Instructor Contacts
Ken Cone
[email protected]
(503) 725-2918
Dale Jordan
[email protected]
Jim Ryan
[email protected]
971-215-6087
Roger Swanson
[email protected]
503-297-1824
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ORTOP Project Administrator
Cathy Swider
[email protected]
(503) 725-2920
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Today’s Goal
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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
involvement
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Agenda
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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 Body Forward
field set-up kit and a video of a previous
tournament
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The Problem
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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?
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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)
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Jr.FLL (Junior FIRST ® LEGO® League) 6-9 yearolds – 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
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FIRST ® Philosophy
”[We] share the philosophy
that children learn best by
doing hands-on, minds-on
activities which challenge
their intellect and creativity.
The FLL program
accomplishes this task in a
healthy environment and
shows kids that they can
succeed where they may
have never thought they
could." Dean Kamen,
FIRST ® Founder
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The Opportunity -- FLL
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FIRST ® LEGO® League (FLL)
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Targets 9-14 year olds
Uses relatively inexpensive LEGO® robotics
kits
Defines a mini engineering project based
on real-world problems
Features hands-on experience and multidisciplinary teamwork
Show these youth that STEM studies
can be fun
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ORTOP (Oregon Robotics
Tournament and Outreach Program)
Opening doors to the worlds of science
and technology for Oregon’s youth
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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
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Additional ORTOP Outreach
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Reach out to girls and minorities
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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
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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!
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Before We Start
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The NXT
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Outputs(A,B,C)
Inputs (1,2,3,4)
Buttons (Enter, Back, Left, Right)
USB port
Motors
Sensors
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Touch sensor, light sensor, color sensor,
ultrasonic sensor, rotation sensor
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Build the Sample Robot
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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:
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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 3031) may or may not already be assembled.
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Build the Sample Robot (cont.)
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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
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What Is an FLL
Team?
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4-10 youngsters each
Ages 9-14
Led by coach and mentor
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Coach – adult with overall responsibility for the
team
Mentor – technical expertise
Sources of teams
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Schools
Community groups
Neighborhoods
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The FLL Team Experience
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Miniature engineering project team stressing
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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’
Honor Code and FLL Core Values
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FLL Team Costs
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Start-up Costs
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Yearly Costs
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FLL NXT Robot Set: $420
Materials for table
(do not need light): Around $50
FLL Team Registration Fee: $225
Oregon Qualifying Tournament Fee: $75
Oregon Championship Tournament Fee: $50
Field Setup Kit: $65
Misc. including batteries, shipping: $50-$100
First-year total: $885-985
Subsequent years total: $415-$515
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The Team Timeline
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April – Sept.: Teams form
May 2: Registration with FLL opens – robot kits
and registration materials begin to ship
June – Sept.: ORTOP workshops
Aug.: Field set-up kits begin to ship
Sept. 2: The Food Factor Challenge is released
Teams develop their solutions for ~3 mo.
Culminating event is the Tournament
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Qualifying tournaments in early December
Championship tournaments in January
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Tournament
Structure
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Less focus on competition and more on
showcasing the team’s learning and results
Qualifying Tournaments
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Around 15-20 teams each
Organized by Qualifying Tournament volunteers with
support from ORTOP
21 in 2010: Vancouver, Bend, Roseburg,
McMinnville, LaGrande, Corvallis, Hood River,
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Championship Tournaments
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120 teams at two Championship Tournaments at
Liberty High School in Hillsboro in January, 2011
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Tournaments Exhibit
Students’ Achievements
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Three opportunities to demonstrate robot on
the Challenge playing field
Interaction with Robot Design Judging Panel
Presentation to Project Judging Panel
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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
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Tournament
Awards
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Award structure being reworked by FIRST®
Highest level awards (the Champions
Awards) require good results in Robot
Design, Project, Core Values, and Robot
Performance
ORTOP Young Team and Rookie Team
awards being replaced by FIRST® Rising Star
Awards
Participation awards for all teams
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Plans for 2011
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Theme: Food Factor
400+ teams with more than 2800 youngsters
Around 18-22 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, 2012
Continued focus on outreach to girls & minorities
More sponsors
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Coaches
Mentors
ORTOP Planning
Committee
Qualifying Tournament
Planning
Tournament Staffing
Financial Support
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NXT Programming
Let’s get back to our
robots and learn how to
make them do
something!
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How To Read Light Sensors
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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
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What Did You Learn?
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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.
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Are the ports right?
Have you downloaded the program after
making changes?
Are you running the right program?
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Light Sensor Final Exam
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You read the following values:
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White: 68
Green: 38
Black: 25
Your program says Wait For with “until” set to
< value.
What happens if:
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Value
Value
Value
Value
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Contact Us
Web site: http://www.ortop.org
Email:
[email protected]
Phone:
(503) 725-2920
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