3. • Robotics started at IES Jose Rodrigo Botet
• First robot built used one programmable Lego’s
NXT Intelligent Brick
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4. • Since 2010 our school has participated at Desafio
robot challenge, a robotics challenge that takes
place in Valencia
• In 2015 more than 200 teams took participated
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5. • Our school enrolled the 2-year ARCE program
which is a national program for schools to create
collaborative groups and is directly promoted by
the National Department of Education
• 10 new Lego’s NXT Intelligent Bricks were
purchased
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6. • Purchase of a Raspberry Pi
• The Raspberry Pi is a tiny and affordable computer
that can be used to learn programming through
practical projects
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7. • A door to new possibilities was opened
– A Raspberry Pi allowed the use of cameras, wifi and
more complex algorithms.
• How to connect a Raspberry Pi with a Lego’s
NXT Intelligent Brick?
– A BrickPi slide-on board
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POWER
BrickPiRaspberry Pi Motors
Sensors
9V
HOW IT WORKS?
9. • The original concept of the Lego’s NXT Intelligent
Brick started to evolve to become what will be
known as
• «Bucefalo», the robot that conquests the world
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10. • An innovation program was approved by
Conselleria de Educacion which came with State
funds
– New Raspberry Pi’s were purchased
– First BrickPi’s were purchased
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11. • This year our school organized the 1st
Edition
ROBOTET challenge
– Different schools and their creations participated
– Different categories
• Speed
• Wrestling
• Special category
– Awards for the best team
of each category
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13. • The Erasmus+ KA2 project approved the Robotics
Workshop
• Purchase of new devices to develop the workshop
• We have developed several improvements for the
robots at our school
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14. • February
– Our school participated in the Educare festival for
Innovation
• Bucefalo 1.0 was presented
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15. • May
– Our school organized the 2nd
Edition of the Robotet
Challenge
– 7 Schools
– 55 Teams
– 140 Students
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16. • May
– Our last year students modified the previous model of
Bucefalo
• Bucefalo 2.0 was presented with important
improvements
–A camera allowed to see from the point of view
of the robot
–A clamp made it possible to pick some objects
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18. • Bucefalo 2.0
– Was awarded the first prize due to
its innovation and practical use at
the 2nd Edition of the ROBOTET
challenge
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– Was awarded the second prize at the 6th Edition of
the Desafio Robot challenge
19. • Since september...
– Our last year students have been working in the design
of Bucefalo 3.0 which comes with several
improvements
• Video recording
• Energy pack
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20. BUCEFALO 3.0
• MATERIALS
– Raspberry Pi
– BrickPi
– Battery pack
– Power bank
– Camera
– Wifi
– Brick Pi box
– Lego engines
21. BUCEFALO 3.0
• PROBLEMS OF BUCEFALO 2.0
– POWER / SPEED LOW POWER
– TURNING ALMOST NON-EXISTENT
26. • We have a 4-lane circuit.
• 4 teachers from different countries will
participate at the same time
• Each teacher will control a robot
• Everyone MUST participate!
EXHIBITION
27. • The goal of this activity is to get to the finish line
before the others
• Classification to the next round
– The fastest two robots of each round
– The 2 fastest third robots of all rounds
EXHIBITION
29. HOW TO CONTROL THE ROBOT
• The robot is controlled with a Tablet
• Everyone will have a tablet to control their
robot
• We have developed a Graphical User Interface
(GUI) to control the movements
• Commands are sent to the robot via Wifi