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Obstacle Course

  • 26 August 202022 March 2021
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This challenge is great for raising the importance of reliability and repeatability in robotics, and in engineering more generally. The challenge Program your robot to run an obstacle course in the fastest time, reliably. Teacher […]

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Obstacle Course

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Crash Test Dummy

  • 26 August 202026 August 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
Here’s a quick, fun challenge that can be used as a filler at the end of a lesson or as introductory build to draw attention to the importance of robust construction. The challenge Design and […]

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Crash Test Dummy

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Chair for Mr Bear

  • 21 August 202021 August 2020
  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
Posted by CEEO
This building challenge provides an opportunity for young students (e.g. 6-9 year olds) to explore concepts related to sturdy design, including balance, force, bracing, and strength. The Challenge Design and construct a sturdy chair for […]

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Chair for Mr Bear

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started

Assistive Technology: Making Lives Easier

  • 20 August 202021 August 2020
  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
In the age of digital technology, there are so many things that are designed to make peoples’ lives easier. Smart phones allow us to stay connected wherever we are, robots wash our dishes and clean our floors, […]

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Assistive Technology: Making Lives Easier

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Sturdy Tower

  • 14 June 202015 June 2020
  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
This building challenge provides an opportunity for students to explore concepts related to sturdy design, including load distribution, rigidity, balance, and strength. The challenge How would you design and construct a tower with LEGO bricks […]

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Sturdy Tower

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Going the Distance

  • 21 May 202022 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by CEEO
Build and program a robot car to drive as close as possible to a LEGO minfig, without knocking it over. Sounds easy? The catch is that you are not allowed to use any sensors and […]

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Going the Distance

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Build X

  • 20 May 202020 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
Posted by Rob Torok
This is a great introductory activity that works with any kit of parts and is suitable for all ages and levels of experience. The challenge This challenge can be framed in a variety of ways […]

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Build X

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started

Build a Duck

  • 20 May 202020 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Rob Torok
This is very quick and fun activity with a deep message. The way it works is that everyone gets the six LEGO pieces shown below, and are then given the following challenge. The challenge Using only […]

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Build a Duck

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy

Figure 8

  • 19 May 202020 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Rob Torok
Here is a simple idea that I often use when I need a quick challenge for speedier teams to work on while they are waiting for the rest of the class. For example, when I’ve […]

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Figure 8

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Relay Race

  • 15 August 201915 May 2020
  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections
Posted by Rob Torok
This challenge is all about communication. From a robot design perspective, there’s a technical challenge about how to make one robot signal another. But beyond that, there’s also a great opportunity for students to develop their […]

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Relay Race

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Linkage Warm Ups 2: LEGO Jumpers and Hoppers

  • 28 May 201928 May 2019
  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
Posted by Wade
Here’s another easy challenge to expose students to linkages. Jumpers use the same 4-bar linkage as punchers, but are angled to push down to drive the mechanism up. They can be easily modified to jump straight […]

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Linkage Warm Ups 2: LEGO Jumpers and Hoppers

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Linkage Warm Ups 1: LEGO Punchers and the 4-Bar Linkage

  • 13 April 201928 May 2019
  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections
Posted by Wade
Before attempting to build walking robots like TrotBot and Strider, we first played with linkages in a few simpler challenges like “punchers”, which utilize a 4-bar linkage to create a simple robotic arm.  Here’s a […]

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Linkage Warm Ups 1: LEGO Punchers and the 4-Bar Linkage

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

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