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Should I use Dobots?

So which robots should I use in my classroom? Dobots? Lynxmotion? Rotrics? Fanuc? Great question! Jim and I use Dobot’s exclusively in our classrooms for many reasons. One of which is because we wrote the curriculum for them: Teach and Playback and Blockly. Below we have come up with some justification...

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

Presentation-Robotics in Industry-Introduction

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download Presentation: Robotics in Industry-Intro This will download the pptx file! Download Complete Workbook

Dobot Activity 1: Robot Axis & Movement

Written by Chris Hurd.

Download Dobot Activity 1: Robot Axis and Movement Download Complete Workbook

Changing Home On A Dobot Magician

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: The Home position on my dobot Magician makes the robot hit the table. Is there an easy way to change what the robot calls the home position? Answer: Of course you can! Here is how. Go to Teach and Playback and physically move the Dobot Magician arm where you want the new home position to...

All my positions are a bit off… how do I fix them?

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: Some of my positions are a bit off… like all of my above positions have a different Z value. Is there any way to fix this? Answer: Yup. It’s called “touching up” points and it’s very easy to do. It increases accuracy, and lets you get away without recording...

Robocell: Getting Started

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Robocell is a very powerful software simulation for industrial robotics. It has a great simulation window that lets you see what would happen if you have a robotic arm. I strongly recommend that you purchase an arm though…. The kids love it, and get a lot out of having it in the classroom. Robocell...

Robocell Activities 3.12a to 3.12d

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Robocell is a robotic simulation program made by Intellitek and it is used in CIM classrooms around the nation to demonstrate and teach robotic programing. There is also a seperate program; it’s really a package deal, that allows you to build your cell first. This is called CellSetup. Then you...

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Should I use Dobots?

01 T&P Robot Axis & Movement

0.5 Presentation-Introduction to Robotics

Presentation-Robotics in Industry-Introduction

Dobot Activity 1: Robot Axis & Movement

Changing Home On A Dobot Magician

All my positions are a bit off… how do I fix them?

Robocell: Getting Started

Robocell Activities 3.12a to 3.12d

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