program – Chris and Jim CIM

Introduction to RobotC and VEX Inputs & Outputs

When you think about it, in manufacturing, controlling things is necessary to perform very complex tasks to manufacture items to tolerances finer than a human hair. Think about all of the systems that have to be controlled in a single work cell in a factory… then multiply it by 10’s or 100’s of cells....

01 T&P Robot Axis & Movement

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download Activity Download Blank Field Template Jointed arm robots are useful for many different tasks because of its range of motion and degrees of freedom. In this activity you will learn how to move a robotic arm in many different ways and write a program to make the robot write the word...

0.5 Presentation-Introduction to Robotics

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download Here This is a presentation that can be used as the perfect introduction into the types of robots used in industry today and how it is applied with your classroom robot. Video coming soon 465 total views

06 Presentation-Dobot Blockly Hardware Connections

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download This presentation is meant to be an introduction to all of the different devices that can be interfaced with the Dobot Magician in terms of hardware. Both Jim and I suggest using this in the classroom as a student resource, rather than a presentation that you go over slide by slide;...

00 Presentation: Dobot Blockly Programming

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download This presentation is meant to be an introduction to all of the different Blockly commands, and where to find them in the interface. Both Jim and I suggest using this in the classroom as a student resource, rather than a presentation that you go over slide by slide. Just give it to...

14 Blockly-Curriculum

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download it! Introduction: This curriculum was designed to teach high school and college level students the basics of robotics, as used in industry, using the Dobot Magician, DobotStudio software, and the blockly programming language. Through these activities, you will also be able to make the...

11 Blockly-Workcell Design

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download it! A robotic workcell is defined as the complete environment around a robot. This environment may include tools, machines and/or other robots.In this activity you will use a robot and a microcontroller system to recreate a workcell. Your workcell will incorporate all of the devices...

10 Blockly-Handshaking Dobot to VEX

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download Often robotic arms need to communicate with other devices or controllers in a work cell, or factory. This is called HANDSHAKING and can be done between different machines, devices and robots. It is a very simple form of communication and is done with simple ones and zeros; or “ons” and...

09 Blockly-VEX to VEX Handshaking

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download Often the process of handshaking goes beyond a robot’s need to communicate with another robot. In industry the process of have Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) communicate with each other, or Robotic arms can be just as simple as having two robots communicate. It is a very simple...

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