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Automation is a big topic today, and a lot of large corporations are racing to build legged robots that they can sell to us. Quadrupeds like Boston Dynamic's Spot or Anybotics' Anymal are already used in the industry, and soon you will see similar robots on the streets. But as with every technology, it's control or be controlled. We need to understand robots to be able to use them to our advantage. We need a way to learn about them and experiment with them. Unfortunately, those commercial robot very expensive, dangerous, and large. It's easier to learn with something that fits on your desk and will not trample you and smash through a wall if you program it wrong.
WeeBug is a quadruped robot designed for learning. It's small enough to fit in your hand, simple enough to be assembled within an hour, affordable, and at the same time complex enough to offer interesting programming challenges, and extendable to add sensors and actuators not originally included in the design. CircuitPython makes it easy to program and very quick to test new code.
Please note that while WeeBug may look like a toy, it contains small parts, moving motors and a lithium battery. It is not suitable for small children.
During the workshop you will build one WeeBug robot out of the provided parts, using available tools. There will be some mechanical assembly and some calibration. If you want to, you can also bring a laptop and a USB-C cable to play with the programming, however the robots will come by default with a program allowing you to control them with an included TV remote. Children below 14 years old have to be with a parent. The workshop will be in English.
Preis für Teilnahme
40.- CHF
Teilnahmebedingungen
Für alle ab 14 Jahren. Kinder unter 14 Jahren in Begleitung von Erwachsenen.
Sprache
Englisch / (Deutsch)
Start
Sonntag, 10:30
Dauer
ca. 4 Stunden
A Python programmer by day, by night turns into a super-villain constructing insectoid robots, handheld game consoles, custom keyboards and other projects. He sometimes haunts the Swiss Mechatronic ArtSociety and tries to convert everyone to using CircuitPython.
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