Week 1 Day 3 - June 12

This morning Nick introduced us to the Arduino.  A funny name for a nifty little gadget!  We explored a little bit about the programing and its capabilities. as well as the massive potential for applications in the classroom. Good times!

This (sideways) car above was programmed using the Arduino and will move forward until it approaches another object.  At 8" (or so) it will turn left, so as not to collide with anything.  Think this is how the Roomba works?

In the afternoon we had the opportunity for some hands on action.  We utilized programming first to get two LED lights to turn on based on the position of a switch.

The next example we worked with used a key pad and a speaker.  When wired properly, any touch of the keypad would make a beep.  When specific key strokes were made in the correct sequence, our beep would become a 5 second noise of torture.  Awesome!

Mind...officially...blown...