Two Lab Exercises for an Introductory Robotics Class

Accessible Hands-on AI and Robotics Education

Volume

Papers from the 2004 AAAI Spring Symposium

Contents

Two lab exercises for an undergraduate Introduction to Robotics class are discussed. The first is an early assignment that uses a robot to measure the length and width of a box. The second is presented much later in the semester; students are assigned the task of coming up with an interesting project to implement with their robot kits. This second assignment resulted in significant student enthusiasm and interesting projects. Selected projects using a Handy Board on a Lego base are described.