Robotics Final

Designed by: Michael, John, Cesar, Brent

Robotics Final

step 1. step one commands the robot to move forward for an unlimited amount of time.

Step 2. step two activates the ultrasonic sensor which tell the robot, in this case, to turn left 90 degrees once the robot is 20 inches away from the obstacle.

step 3. tells the robot to move forward for an unlimited amount of time.

step 4. this step is activated once step three is in progress, and when the touch sensor is pushed on, this will rotate motor A to turn 110 degrees allowing the claw to grab the sample material.

step 5. uses motors B and C, this turns the robot 180 degrees to the right.

step 6. tell the robot to move forward for an unlimited amount of time.

step 7. is activated once the ultra sonic sensor is in a 15 inch range of an obstacle then activates the next step.

step 8. this step turns the robot 90 degrees to the right.

step 9. tell the robot to go straight for 5 seconds.

step 10. this step is a loop, what it does is, it tell the robot to search for the black spot where it will be picked up and end the test. the commands are to make the robot search in a square motion and turn closer to the center every time the robot turns. the loop will end once the robot finds the black spot indicating that the robot has finished its test and will be returned back.

   Mr. W if you wish to see the images in full screen please just copy them and open in photo both or something.

Response

In my view people have always been afraid of robots because of science fiction movies and or other fiction things that make robots look like bad or evil creations. What I think is that robots will first be made to preform normal everyday task and eventually preform difficult tasks that we humans could not preform naturally. My point is strengthened by the fact that companies like Honda are making robots just to preform simple task like to get coffee or a book. My views of understanding was not changed by reading and observing these medias but only allowed a deep meaning of my own view.

Light Bot Reflection

The light bot game gives a clear example of how robots follow the commands given. The Game gives the sense that when programing you don't give commands from your point of view but from the robots point of view other wise the robot most likely won't preform very well. I think this relates to our class because the robot helps explain the basics of programing and how every step must be carefully examined and thought through, if not then you must go through trail and error, or get frustrated and take out the battery.

NXT Introduction questions

1. Fill in the Blank
The heart of the NXT System is the NXT brick. Its a full 16bit microprocessor. You can plug sensors in along the _________ and motors in along the ___________.
Bottom, top2. Open-Ended
What are the four sensors it discusses and what do they measure?
The four sensors are; the light sensor which measures how much light is in the room, the ultrasonic sensor which measures distance, the sound sensor which measures sound levels, and the touch sensor which responds to press and release.3. Short Answer
How does the NXT Brick know how many rotations the motor has made?
The NXT Brick has a sensor that measures the speed and rotation per second of each motor plugged in to make sure that the motor does the correct command.4. Short Answer: Step-by-Step
How would I make the robot run the program I wrote? 
First power on the NXT brick then press the center button when the my files option in selected, next press the center button when the software files are selected, after that your programs will be listed in order of when they were uploaded, find the program you wish to run based on name and press the center button once you have selected the program you wish to run.5. Short Answer: Step-by-Step
How do I turn off the NXT brick?
Hold down the button which is under the center button then you should get the option to turn off then select yes then press the center button.

Isaac Asimov

 Isaac is a significant figure in the world of robotics because he has developed the stereotype of what robots should be used for. What he wrote about became the standard idea of robotics, this was that robot are used to help humans and be be almost their servants. His three rules of robotics are:

1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by a human being except where such orders would conflict with the First law.

3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second law.

marshmallow challenge

Design for robotics

today

today me and NM finished the first page and are almost done with the second page.

today

Today me and NM finished the home page for our website.

today

Well I havent posted in a long time so I finished my flash project and now am working on dreamweaver which is a pain in the @#$.

today

Today my partner and I got our char. to move and jump.

Today

Today I worked on my flash movie project but the space bar on my keyboard is messed up so it is very difficult to type.

today

Today we decided to add some live film.

Today

We finally finished our PSA

today

Today I worked on my PSA which takes forever todo.

Today

Today I worked on my PSA project.

today

Today I learned what a PSA is. I also began brainstorming ideas for my new project I was given today.

Today

Today i did not really do much but alter images on photo shop

Reflection

What new skills and knowledge have you acquired so far this semester?
The new stills I have learned are; how to use adobe rome, how to correctly use keynote, and what input and output are.
 How could they benefit you in other classes and in the future?
They can benefit me by giving me the knowledge to craft a extraordinary slide show or video.
The class had enhanced my skill with technology specifically macs which I never had come to use that often.
 How has you your level of effort reflected in your achievement?
My level of effort reflected in my achievements has been quite average for some of the tasks are not challenging enough to cause struggle. 

daliy post

Today I did Nothing

daliy post

Today I finished my two posters in project rome. I worked with NM

Environment picture

Movie Poster-MH and NM

Here is the movie poster made by MH and NM

Today

I worked on a new rome project with NM. We used some photos we cropped on photoshop and applied them to rome.

today

I worked on the talent show certificate with N.M. (Group). We are working on the 1st place certificate.

Rome

today

Today i worked on my rome picture

today

Today I made my animated text project.

animated text

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6sB9qGaKsLkYjRmOWM3ZjctNzYxNy00NWEwLWI3MTItY2NiYzJkMDEzOTgy&hl=en&authkey=CJnWmfIE

daliy post

Today I made the first page of my keynote project.

daliy post

Today I labeled computer parts and added a new gadget to my blog.

egypt article

The summary of the article I read is that the Egyptian government was corrupt and the people couldn't stand it anymore so they began to protest in the streets but more importantly on the web. The egyptians started to blog and tweet about the government and began to get people pumped up and angry with the government to the point that riots and crimes broke out and the government cut off the media to the country.

my article address is http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129425721

coolris

I think coolris is a flashy site. Yet it is not like most other picture sites it is just another way to view things.
But it is a little bright.

word bank

1. computer screen / monitor output

2. keyboard input

3. mouse input

4. cd/dvd drive input and output

5. head phones output

6. flash drive input and output

7. projector output

8. printer output

9. wireless internet and hub both

10. activote input

11. active board pen input

daliy post

today i presented my project the end

input and output

The input of the blog is the posting page the page I am typing up which is the key board reading the keys i press and translating the pattern into a computer based code which tell the computer what to display on the screen. The output is the blog itself the blog is the output of the posting page the blog is readable by everyone else while the posting page is not.

Blogger Survey

Today

MY presentation went well and my feed back was that it was informative kept attention and was not too long but not to short.

Today

Today I nearly finish my keynote presentation and hopefully it isn't boring.

Fired colonel calls powerpoint a crutch

I agree with Sellin's opinion for many and too many people use Power point as a crutch. I feel that people tend to make volume rather then quality in the power points. Power point are over used and used in the wrong ways/ wrong reasons. Power point isn't a bad program it is just the way people use power point which is bad.

Today

 Okay so today i just messed around with keynote and stuff.

power points make us dumb

I feel that power points do make people dumb or stupid because if you really need to make a power point to explain something then you don't even know what you are explaining. I am not saying power points in general are making people stupid it is the way people use them.

Today

Today I tryed to use keynote but I do not like it at all I favor prezi

today

Today I picked a web 2.0 tool and began my presentation on my tool. I also learned what a 2.o tool is.

web 2.0

A web 2.0 is a site that contains certain things like youtube has videos and twitter which lets you read up and blog about daily events.  They are open to public use and everyone can use this sites.


www.Blogger.com : The reason I chose blogger is because blogger allows people to interact with each other by talking or blogging. Blogger allows one to state opinions or ideas that others can interpret or relate to. These are just some of the many examples of the reasons I chose blogger.

Some of the other tools I thought about using are youtube, twitter, and prezi. I would like to be able to make a good presentation on my 2.0 tool and explain the importance of my topic through this presentation which a strait forward yet fun explanation.