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Getting the most out of makerspaces to build robots / Jacob Cohen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: MakerspacesPublisher: New York : Rosen Publishing, 2015Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1477778195 (library bound)
  • 1477778217 (pbk.)
  • 9781477778197 (library bound)
  • 9781477778210 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
What exactly is a robot? -- Analog robots : robots without a brain -- Programming languages : make your robot a genius -- More than a bucket of blocks -- Tetrix & matrix : same brain, bigger robot -- Vex robotics : another way to play -- Arduino : more complex, more functionality, more fun -- Competitions : where the real fun begins.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 629.892 C678 Available 33111007671510
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 629.892 C678 Available 33111007607803
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Robots are at the heart of the makerspaces movement, which aims to bring together like-minded computer experts to build collaborative projects. This book introduces readers to the nascent world of makerspaces and its potential. Readers learn how to find these spaces in their local community or even in the local library. They then learn how to use makerspaces tools such as Arduino microcontrollers or Lego Mindstorms to build full-functioning programmable robots, all to their specifications. Not only does this knowledge inspire a sense of fun, it can also be applied to any number of STEM careers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What exactly is a robot? -- Analog robots : robots without a brain -- Programming languages : make your robot a genius -- More than a bucket of blocks -- Tetrix & matrix : same brain, bigger robot -- Vex robotics : another way to play -- Arduino : more complex, more functionality, more fun -- Competitions : where the real fun begins.

Grades 5-8.

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