Preface........................................................viii
Intro.................................................................xii
• What Is the Design Thinking Process?.............................................xvi
• Suggested Supply List....................................................................xviii
#1
Robots Inspired by Nature .......................1
PROJECT: Make a Paper Walking Robot Dog.........................................3
What to Expect/Supplies.................................................................................5
Instructions......................................................................................................5
• Troubleshooting Tips.......................................................................8
• Go Beyond........................................................................................8
PROJECT: Make a Cardstock Fin Gripper Claw..................................9
What to Expect/Supplies...............................................................................10
Instructions....................................................................................................12
• Go Beyond.....................................................................................17
PROJECT: Make an Inflatable Robot “Elbow”...................................18
What to Expect/Supplies................................................................................20
Instructions....................................................................................................21
• Troubleshooting Tips....................................................................25
• Go Beyond......................................................................................25
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#2
Robots That Get Around..........................26
• How Does an Electrical Circuit Work?.............................................30
PROJECT: Make a Light-Up Origami Jumping Frog.........................32
What to Expect/Supplies...............................................................................33
Instructions....................................................................................................34
• Troubleshooting Tips.....................................................................41
• Go Beyond......................................................................................41
PROJECT: Make a Jittery Tensegrity Robot......................................42
What to Expect/Supplies................................................................................43
Instructions.....................................................................................................44
• Troubleshooting Tips.....................................................................49
• Go Beyond.......................................................................................50
PROJECT: Design a Wheel-Leg Hybrid............................................51
What to Expect/Supplies...............................................................................52
• Get Started with Tinkercad...............................................................53
• Design Your Own Whegs in Tinkercad..............................................55
Instructions....................................................................................................56
• Go Beyond......................................................................................64
• Troubleshooting Tips....................................................................65
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#3
Robots That Think.....................................66
PROJECT: Create a Chatbot in Scratch............................................69
• Scratch Basics....................................................................................71
What to Expect/Supplies...............................................................................73
Instructions....................................................................................................74
• Troubleshooting Tips....................................................................83
• Go Beyond......................................................................................83
PROJECT: Code a Color-Sensing Pick and Place Robot in Scratch..84
• Scratch Paint Editor Basics...............................................................85
What to Expect/Supplies...............................................................................87
Instructions....................................................................................................87
• Troubleshooting Tips .................................................................101
• Go Beyond....................................................................................101
#4
Making Robots Likable..........................102
PROJECT: Picture Yourself in the Uncanny Valley..........................106
What to Expect/Supplies.............................................................................109
Instructions..................................................................................................110
• Troubleshooting Tips..................................................................112
• Go Beyond...................................................................................113
PROJECT: Make a Sewable Programmable FiberBot......................114
• Meet micro:bit..................................................................................116
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What to Expect/Supplies.............................................................................118
Instructions for the FiberBot Body............................................................119
Instructions for Coding the micro:bit with MakeCode.............................128
• MakeCode Basics.............................................................................129
• How to Download makeCode to the micro:bit...............................139
• Go Beyond...................................................................................149
#5
Making Robots Playful..........................150
PROJECT: Make a Pen-Propelled DrawBot........................................153
What to Expect/Supplies.............................................................................156
Instructions for Building the Body and Connecting the Electronics......158
• Servo Basics......................................................................................162
• Servos and micro:bit........................................................................163
• Servos and MakeCode.....................................................................165
• Accelerometer Basics......................................................................168
Instructions for Programming the DrawBot with MakeCode..................169
• Troubleshooting Tips..................................................................175
• Go Beyond....................................................................................176
PROJECT: Make a String Straw HexaWalker..................................177
What to Expect/Supplies.............................................................................179
Instructions for Building the Body and Connecting the Electronics......180
Instructions for Programming the HexWalker with MakeCode............189
• Go Beyond....................................................................................191
• Invent Your Own Hexapod Robot.....................................................192
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