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This is the last Learning Package planned in 2025. For Team A, we plan to start a little bit about the Sumo Robot that will be prepared for the Robot SM activity in April 2026. We have some breakdown topics to learn the relevant topics in classroom sessions, and will pick some potential students to join the extra activities outside, e.g. "Builders Night" focused project making as mentioned by A Bit Challenging "Robot SM". By the end of this Learning Package, we hope that the students will understand of what the Robot SM and Sumo Robot are, and have confidence to take challenges if interested.
Get familiar with Robot SM competition activity, especially the Sumo category, the requirements and rules
Understand the technical challenges and solutions of Sumo Robot
Take some breakdown projects to get basic knowledge and experience of solving some key problems to build a Sumo Robot
Optionally, encourage and support a few protentional players to build prototype Sumo Robot
A prototype built by the tutor
Click the link of each session heading for detailed plan & log, achievements & celebrations, findings & improvements, cost summary.
Welcome back and introduction of this learning package
Some leftover topic from LP2540.A: Fun with Teachable Machine, 25w40
Robot SM: What, when, who
Sumo Robot, especially mini Sumo: Requirements and rules
Expectation plans ahead
Technical solution discussion Electronic parts selection and system design
Microcontrollers, sensors, actuators
Demo of a prototype Sumo Robot
PJ031: Control DC Motor by Motor Driver Module with Arduino
Demo: Make DC Motor Spinning and Reversing
H-Bridge Concept
MX1508 DC Motor Driver Module
Task 1: Connect Arduino + MX1508 DC Motor Driver Module + DC Motor
Task 2: Program to Control Motor for Wanted Dynamic Motions
[Optional] Task 3: Challenge: Make Reusable Helper Functions for Dynamic Motion Control
Knowledge input: Ultrasonic sensor, digital and analog types
Project:
Handmaking: Wire the 2 types of ultrasonic sensors with Arduino UNO
Test: Use Arduino UNO to test both sensors, find out the difference of interface and performance
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