I have now torn down the Kindergarten Robot, as I wanted to build some other things. However, before tearing it down, I did take a few more movies of its critical functions.
Tag: Kindergarten
Kindergarten Robot 3: Programming is Kid’s Play
Today I finally got to try my MEPROM-equipped Lego Mindstorms robot with a larger group of kids. As expected, this did not go quite as expected.
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Kindergarten Robot 2: Going Programmable
As discussed in my previous blog post about Kindergarten robots, I wanted to see if I can teach kids the core idea of programming. This project has now progressed to the point that I have a working prototype of a programmable robot.
Essentially, the robot is programmed by putting colored Lego bricks in a sequence on top of the robot. This should be accessible and direct enough to work with kids — and with no computer needed, just direct physical interaction with the system. For some reason, I think the extra level of abstraction from a screen to a robot is just an unnecessary obstacle at this level.