Lego’s mindstorm is a very cool line of robots, sensors and software to run them. They are not cheap, but very versatile. We think that having a workshop where girls can program their own robot would be a satisfying experience.
David from Lego showed his robots at a meeting today. There are many sensors and motors available.
The main thing is that these robots are not only machines with some software that you put together and program. You use them the monitor the environment, make repetitive tasks easier and so on. You need them for biology, gardening – experiments with light sensors, pH sensors for plant growth. Even for ESL classes they are useful – when kids cooperate on a robot building job, they have to communicate. First you learn “wheel”, …
