Day 5 | October 9th, 2009

We would like to thank all the parents and friends of our students who have showed up to attend the Sumo Bot Competition. The Winner of the competition was: Jake Brown. He has previously won the sumo competition when he attended back in Winter 2008. Congratulations to each and everyone of our students. We would like to give a special thanks to our advisors, Mr. Ryan Nakasato, and Suzanne Irish for all their hard work and all parent volunteers!

Click here to view the competition bracket.

Here are the results of the competition: (Students with the same place number are tied)

1: Jake (7 wins, 1 loss)
2: Corbin/Jack/Tyler (4 wins, 2 losses)
2: Kekoa/Trey/Zachary (4 wins, 2 losses)
4: Cougar/Monty (3 wins, 2 losses)
5: Caleb/Christopher H. (2 wins, 2 losses)
5: Micah (2 wins, 2 losses)
5: Sebastion (2 wins, 2 losses)
8: Robert (1 win, 2 losses)
9: Christopher K./Lucas (0 wins, 2 losses)
9: Jontae/Kaulana (0 wins, 2 losses)
9: Kenneth (0 wins, 2 losses)
9: Logan/Luke/Stone (0 wins, 2 losses)
9: Steven/Zen (0 wins, 2 losses)

Day 4 | October 8th, 2009

Basic NXT:

Lesson Plan:

1. Continue Sumo Bots.

If you would like to learn more about the teachers and mentors, click the following link:

http://campeureka.hilohighrobotics.com/?page_id=104

Today, the students continued to build their sumo bots. Some even got done by the end of the day, and many asked for help from the mentors. If a student needed help with their robot, they would raise their hand, and a mentor would help them out. Students got the chance to test their sumo bots on the sumo board, the same one that's going to be used tomorrow, and most of them had fun having mini-matches.

PHOTOS TO COME

Advanced NXT:

The advanced students also continued to work on their sumo bots, getting their bots ready to go for tomorrow. They had mini-matches with the basic kids, and were as excited as everyone else. They received the same amount of help as the basic students.

PHOTOS TO COME

Sumo Competition

The bracket has been posted! Want to view who your child is going up against? Go here!

Day 3 | October 7th, 2009

Basic NXT:

Lesson Plan:

1. Program robot to follow a black line using light sensors (Luke Eclipse-Ujano)
2. Program robot to drive toward a wall, and stop 15 cm before it. (Luke Eclipse-Ujano)
3. Started Sumo Bot Building. (click here for info about the Sumo Bot Competition)

If you would like to learn more about the teachers and mentors, click the following link:
http://campeureka.hilohighrobotics.com/?page_id=104

Today, the students were introduced to light sensors. The light sensor is going to be one of the most important element in the sumo competition, and for today's lesson, and their first step into sumo programming, they learned how to follow and see a black line. To accomplish this task, students had to attach a NXT Light Sensor to their robot near the bottom so that it could sense the black line. In addition to this, the students had to figure out the average between the numeric value of black, and the numeric value of white, in order to follow the black line.

In addition to light sensors, the students were also introduced to ultrasonic (distance) sensors where students were assigned to drive towards a wall and stop 15 cm in front of the wall using the distance sensor. The distance sensor can be used in the sumo ring, but if the students are able to program it correctly on their own, they will most likely succeed with a distance sensor enabled robot to follow and track the other robot in the ring.

Towards the last hour and half of the day, the students were ready to build their sumo bots. They began building today, and will continue tomorrow. They also will have to do programming as well. Students will be available to a controlled practice sumo ring for testing and debugging.

PHOTOS TO COME

Advanced NXT:

Today, the advanced kids continued to build their sumo bots for Friday's Sumo Event. To help them get to this point, they were introduced to many key elements needed for Robotics including gear ratios, usage of torque, and sustaining low-center gravity on their bots. The students were also introduced to events and containers which split parts of the program to do multiple tasks, to gain advanced programming techniques. Also today, the students did learn a little math that is important to robotics. They needed to calculate certain values, such as light sensor values, to make their program do what they wanted it to do. With all this combined learning, they put this knowledge all together to create/program their sumo bots.

PHOTOS TO COME

Day 2 | October 6th, 2009

Basic NXT:

Lesson Plan:

1. Quick Review of Day 1
2. Program robot to go forward, and when the touch sensor is pressed, move backwards (Luke Eclipse-Ujano)
3. Program robot to stay inside a box (Luke Eclipse-Ujano)
4. Program robot to move through a maze with touch sensor control (RC Control) (Tyler Asuncion)

If you would like to learn more about the teachers and mentors, click the following link:
http://campeureka.hilohighrobotics.com/?page_id=104

Today, the students were reviewed with what they did on day 1. After learning how to go forward and turn, they were introduced to what is called Sensors and today, the students learned how to program their bots with a touch sensor. Lessons that went with the touch sensor included going forward and then going backwards when touch sensor was pressed, staying inside a box using the touch sensor, and moving about a maze with two touch sensors (like a Remote Control).

Students were also introduced to what is called Jumps, and Lands, where the program would "jump" from one point of the program, and "land" at another point, creating a loop within the program. It was stressed that to make a program run forever, that the "jump" be placed at the END of the program, so that it can "land" at the START to repeat the program indefinitely.

Advanced NXT:

The students did a little math today, and with that knowledge of math, they learned how to make a "Etch-a-Sketch" with their robot.

Day 1 | October 5th, 2009

Basic NXT:

Lesson Plan:

1. Introduction to parts (Cullen Mento)
2. Build Robot from instruction book (Luke Eclipse-Ujano)
3. Program robot to move forward (Tyler Asuncion)
4. Program robot to turn (Luke Eclipse-Ujano and Jordan Kaneko)

If you would like to learn more about the teachers and mentors, click the following link:
http://beta.hilohighrobotics.com/campeureka/teachers-and-mentors/

Today the students were introduced to the NXT robotics kit. They learned what each piece is and how it works. They also learned how to move the robot forward for one second and then stop. After that, they learned two ways on how to turn a robot.

Advanced NXT:

The students reviewed what they had learned from basic camp the years before. Noa then gave them a challenge. Draw a circle on a page.

Click the following link to look at the photo album starting at Day 1:
http://beta.hilohighrobotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cef09_01.jpg

Fall 2009 Session (10/5 – 10/9)

Welcome to the Fall 2009 Session of Camp Eureka! Our session starts Monday October 5th, 2009 at 8 AM.

We will be teaching:

BEGINNERS LEGO NXT (3rd-6th Grades): Teaches students to build and program sumo robots using Lego NXT’s.

ADVANCED LEGO NXT (3rd-6th Grades): Offers more challenges which includes designing and programming sumo robots

If you would like to see your student teachers and mentors, click the following link:

http://campeureka.hilohighrobotics.com/?page_id=104

If you have any questions regarding enrollment, public relations, payment, and the lesson plan, you can email us at campeureka@hilohighrobotics.com.

Enrollment is now closed. If you would like to sign up your student for our next session during the spring, please contact me at: campeureka@hilohighrobotics.com.