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HOW DO I SAVE A POSITION WITH THE SLIDE BASE IN ROBOCELL?

Question: My students are working on the Handshake activity, and just trying to get it to work in Robocell. They are telling me that they need the robot to move down the slide base but don’t know how to put that in their program. Can you help? Answer: The slide base is just an extra...

How do I Update my Firmware in RobotC?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I update the firmware in RobotC… the “automatic” method doesn’t work! Answer: Funny! (Not really…) It doesn’t work in my classroom either! Watch the short video below to see how it’s done! [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/EwvG7wR1eYY”...

RoboCell: Inputs and Outputs

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

on Tuesday, 31 March 2015. HOME MADE ASRS & A GRAVITY FEEDER [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/dSYux-hhq-8?list=PLJuwb3xnlvckKHybfSEsjT3qfyKT8tYDd” width=”800″] Students in my CIM class built an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) using a bunch of switches,...

WHAT COMMAND DO I USE TO SET VARIABLES TO COMPUTATION IN ROBOCELL?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: What command do I use to set VARIABLES to computation in Robocell? Solution: Go HERE to learn what command to use to set variables to computation! For the whole enchilada see below. [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/-PvJ6psB1i4?list=PLJuwb3xnlvckKHybfSEsjT3qfyKT8tYDd” width=”800″] ...

HOW DO I DO A FIRMWARE UPDATE?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I do a firmware update? The automatic one doesn’t work. Why? Solution: I don’t know why it doesn’t work, but it doesn’t in my classroom as well. Oh well. Below is a short video of how I get it to update in my classroom using the “manual” method. [youtube_sc...

WHERE’S THE IFJUMP COMMAND IN ROBOCELL?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: Where’s the IfJump command in Robocell? Solution: IfJump is used to jump somewhere in a program in robocell. Click on the link below to learn what command to use to make an IfJump! [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/-PvJ6psB1i4″ start=”290″]

Roles in Manufacturing

Written by Chris Hurd.

on Saturday, 28 March 2015. WHAT’S NEXT FOR OUR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MANUFACTURING? So now our students are ready to graduate with a taste for what manufacturing is all about. How many of your students are interested in manufacturing? How many even know what jobs are out there and what...

The Big Move

Written by Chris Hurd.

on Tuesday, 24 March 2015. MARQUARDT CELL MAKES IT TO THE CLASS ROOM… IN PIECES…. Students in the EDD class have spent the last 3 weeks planning, labelling, and dismantling the Cell donated by Marquardt. Today, March 23rd, 2015, all of the parts were brought up to room 231. Tags: ...

High Tech Manufacturing: The Apple Watch

Written by Chris Hurd.

on Sunday, 15 March 2015. THE APPLE WATCH: HOW IT’S MADE This article was written by Greg Koenig, and reposted here with terms highlighted for high school manufacturing students. This is an excellent article that tries to fill in the blanks on how the Apple watch is manufactured. More about...

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