What is this site about?
This site is getting a little quirky:
If you want to get into the new improved site please ask for permission to join the following: http://sites.google.com/site/roboticsengineerhawaii/
Thank you for your interest. There are some improvements on the other site. The idea is not to get money but to gain more security over who can do or use things. Happy "Robot-ing".
What to do when something goes wrong?
If there were a "fix all" it would be here; but alas there are none. The best thing to do is determine whether it is a programming or hardware error. The second is to find out exactly where in the program OR hardware performance the trouble is coming from. The last is to fix the problem after you pin point it. There are times a program will go bad and you have to redo it. There are other times where you should just change or recharge the battery. Sometimes the parts are too tight. Other times the program is not what you want. The build of the robot could be the culprit as well. Whatever it is, it comes down to pinpointing the problem and fixing it by understanding the problem in the first place.
Development will continue:
There were request to continue some development on this page and for this site. I will continue to bring new things as I find them.
I am working on two other sites trying to find the best venue for this work. One will be strictly for curriculum for the classroom while the other is for clubs.
One big change is the Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships portion. The other is the 4 quadrants, the road to quadrant D from Model Schools.
If things work out there will be a camp for adult educators to continue their robotics experience so they can bring their learnings to the students.
Also, please participate with Robofest. This is a great event. www.robofest.net.
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Firming up the Memory issue
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dont know if anyone else has noticed this but my NXT is often telling
that with 20kb of space that it can not accept a Bright Turn Right Dark
Turn Left line following program which when finally installed was no
where near that big. Defragmentation might be a big problem. It
requires either that you take off all your programs, and some time (as
per the Help file) re-firmware (defrag) your NXT. Further still this
firmware update as according to NXT Hacks @ http://nxt.natulte.net/trac/wiki/ElectricStorm is detrimental in the long term because,
"the lock bits, which let firmwares write-protect themselves, are only guaranteed for about a hundred toggles."
That means that if you are often "reformating" your NXT one day it may break.
:( Drew, Teacher of Robotics
http://www.nxtidea.blogspot.com/
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Robotics Promo for Students! New 7/2/07.
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Robotics Promo Video for adults:
RoboticsPromo.mov This is a promotional video for Robotics in Schools. You will need a Quicktime player from http://www.quicktime.com <-- Website.
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Take a visit:
Mr. Agcoaili's Punahou Summer Robotics class:
12:45 to 4:15 every week day.
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Measuring with LEGOs:
Measuring, leveling, and angles ...
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Great Items to Buy especially when you don't know how to teach it. Let the students explore for themselves.
