Possible syllabus

Here is a brief idea of some of the material I may cover.  This will largely be dictated by the skills and knowledge base of the group.  Material to cover may include:

• What is a robot ?
• Introduction to programming
• Scratch - Intro  
• Scratch -the 2D Number line (Cartesian coordinates)
• Scratch - loops
• Scratch - Events
• Scratch - Designing a Game - Story boarding to coding

For the older in the group:

• Introduction to controlling the world - The Arduino
• Intro to C & The Arduino
• Affect the world - blinking lights
• Sense the world - sensing an input
• Arduino - Designing code to turn on/off different lights
• Copying the world -3D design
• 3D printing - starting with 2D
• 2D slicing - create 3D art from 2D slices

For these who want to be pushed:

• How motors work - measuring speed and turning power (torque)
• Gears and how they work
• A basic robot - where motors and gears come in
• Talking to the Robot with an Arduino
• Talking to the Arduino with a Computer
• Putting it all together