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Have you ever wondered how a robot is built from scratch? Or how it is possible that a dead piece of electronics is able to detect phenomena in the world around us? Join the Tuks Robot and Sensor Schools for one of two mini-courses that will take you through all the basic steps of building a simple self-navigating robot or explore the wonderful world of sensors. The courses each comprise eight lessons. Robot School classes cover 3D design and printing of the robot chassis, constructing the electronics of the robot, assembling the robot, programming an Arduino microcontroller development board to make the robot follow a track and testing the robot. Sensor School classes cover the basics of how sensors are able to detect natural quantities. If you have always dreamt of following a career in technology, this is your chance to start the journey!
The Robot and Sensor School is a joint initiative among
The project, which was inspired by the popular Annual Third-Year Robot Race (see below), was initiated at the start of 2021 and aims to provide a platform through which EBIT students can serve the community by presenting fun STEM education activities to school learners.
The curricula were designed by University staff in collaboration with postgraduate students and centre around low-cost hardware platforms with accessibility in mind. Apart from the postgraduate students, some of our senior undergraduate students also help to create the hardware and are involved in training the junior community service students who present the course content to the learners.
Robot School in session
The Tuks Robot School consists of two sections: free-of-charge community engagement courses and paid courses through Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) Ltd.
The community engagement curriculum is targeted at grade 8 to 11 learners from high schools that do not host robotic programs.
A Tuks Robot School: Facilitator training course is planned for the second part of the year. Please contact Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) Ltd for further information.
We welcome involvement from industry and the community to support the community engagement component of the Tuks Robot School.
We specifically need unused (but usable) tablets and laptops to support this initiative. Should you want to donate a mothballed device to the Robot School, please ensure that you remove all personal information from the device. Please contact Prof Tania Hanekom should you wish to become involved in this worthy and exciting project. |
The EBIT Robot Race inspired this community project.
Follow the event on facebook.com/EbitRobotRaceDay/ and www.up.ac.za/robotrace.
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