Course Overview
This Introduction to Robotics using LEGO Mindstorms online course introduces robotics as a method for learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Through self-paced, instructor-led tutorials, you’ll learn about computer systems and programming; robot construction, locomotion and autonomy; sensors; and common robot challenges. The course uses the LEGO Mindstorms robotic platform and supports both the NXT and EV3 versions,and offers more than five hours of video-based instruction.
INSTRUCTOR: Brock LaMeres is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering who has taught engineering for the past 10 years.
Through self-paced, instructor-led tutorials, you’ll learn about:
• computer systems and programming
• robot construction, locomotion and autonomy
• sensors
• common robot challenges
The course uses the LEGO Mindstorms robotic platform and supports both the NXT and EV3 versions.
The course offers more than five hours of video-based instruction from MSU Professor Brock LaMeres along with self-assessment activities for both the NXT and EV3 versions of the platform.
Learning Outcomes:
• Understand Robotics using LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3
• Feel confident using the hardware, software and relevant resources
• Get hands-on experience by working on engaging activities
• Become familiar with the curriculum relevance of the materials
• Gain ideas for how to build and improve 21st century skills
• To access to the benefits of project-based learning through robotics.
• To provide basic training on topics such as controls, automatisms, robots and programmable machines
• To familiarize with current use of robotics and coding in nowadays education trends
