Harold the Robot - Unfinished
In this activity children simply give directions to a “robot” (either an adult or another child) and find out which instructions the robot is able to follow, and how their instructions are taken literally.
This simple but effective activity was invented at a workshop for Postgrad Computer Science students in April 2008.
Contributed by:
Richard Nelson, Jason Clutterbuck, Sebastian Höhna, Stefan Marks and Wilson Siringoringo
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Try Engineering has an activity called Build Your Own Robot Arm where students will explore design, construction, teamwork, and materials selection and use. The aim is to develop a robot arm using common materials. Download Full Lesson Plan and Student Worksheets.