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Southern New Jersey THE ROBOT CHALLENGE
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THE ROBOT CHALLENGE
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WHO ARE WE?
Women in Engineering (WIE) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists.We are part of IEEE which is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. 375,000 members in 160 countries. 324 sections in 10 geographic regions worldwide. We belong to the Southern New Jersey Section (SNJ)
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A team competition among High School students challenging their imagination and developing their skills by creating and designing a working robot.
A non-profit project that was initiated by IEEE as a means of encouraging students to become engineers.
Baltimore IEEE has been sponsoring a competition in their area for 13 years.
The Baltimore web-site: www.robotchallenge.com
WHAT IS THE ROBOT CHALLENGE?
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Kits are usually obtained through the Southern New Jersey IEEE section.
The robot kit costs approximately $60 (incredible knowledge benefits for about $15 per student)
The kit includes the manual and the parts needed to build the robot, except for the body covering.
Extra manuals for teachers are available
WIE will provide 1 free kit to the first 4 schools that sign up for the competition!
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WHERE DO WE GET THE ROBOT KITS?
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AND THE CHALLENGE IS.…To build a robot capable of walking 6
feet along a path with a minor obstacle
Teams must:
Build a Robot using the plans provided with the kit.
Keep a detailed log throughout the construction. Prepare a Written Report about the experience,
including schedule, problems, and solutions. Compete with teams from other schools. Make an Oral Presentation to judges.
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“The race to the Finish Line”
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: teamwork working with tools writing creativity and design organization electrical theory
THE FUN IS ALL ABOUT.…
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FOR THE TEACHERS: a way to get kids involved… We’ve pre-designed an experiment that you can use
to teach the principles of science. Meet teaching standards for problem solving, writing
skills, math, and science.
FOR THE STUDENTS: you’ll find out… The hands-on activity gets you out of your chairs It’s fun to learn what its like to be an engineer Being an engineer is creative and cool!
The real fun is competing against other teams!
THE FUN IS ALL ABOUT.…
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TEAMS
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A minimum of 4 students per teamEach team will receive a Manual and kitWork on the project during class time, or
after school as a voluntary activityTypically the project takes between 2 to 4
months based on 3 hours a week of workStudents are encouraged to solve problems
by themselves
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GETTING STARTED
The kit contains everything to build the Robot
The motto needs to be “measure twice, cut once!”
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Southern New Jersey TOOLS
Required but not provided
wood saw jig saw electric drillneedle-nose pliersvisescrew drivers wire strippersharp knifebatteries tools and materials to create a robot body covering
that does not interfere with mechanical operation
sand paper (wood & metal)25 watt soldering ironsafety goggles
Optional: rotary cutting tool for
cutting the threaded rodsbench drill press is helpful
for aligning holesmiter box
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THE 2-LEG ROBOT KIT
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THE 2-LEG ROBOT PARTS
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THE SKELETON
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THE BODY COVERING
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The Basic Students’ Manual contains all the information needed to build the Robot:
Provides technical diagramsWritten instructions for building the robotInformation on preparing the written reportInformation on getting ready for the Robot
Challenge event
STUDENT MANUAL
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Contains sketches of what the basic robot will look like when built
Contains information on how to make the body covering
TEACHER MANUAL
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TEAMWORK
Students work together as a team
Mistakes by one affect the others
Each leg of the Robot is operated by a different member of team
Team cooperation is key
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Southern New Jersey OBJECTIVE
Bring the robot competition to Southern New Jersey high schools.
Generate interest in engineering among young adults.
Challenge the students creativity and skill through STEM (science, technology, engineering, math).
Help students connect science with their own lives.
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SNJ WIEhttp://www.ewh.ieee.org/r2/southern_nj/wie/
WIE website:http://www.ieee.org/women
IEEE website:http://www.ieee.org
Robot Challenge website (Baltimore, MD):http://www.robotchallenge.com
Southern Jersey WIE Chair:Heather Tomasello
Southern Jersey IEEE Computer Society Chair:Dana Whicker
CONTACT INFORMATION
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