ROBOTICS CLUB FOR SPRING SEMESTER
Course Description
The Cornerstone Robotics Club serves to expose students to fundamental mechanics and electronics concepts through hands-on learning with robotics. Through participation in this club, students will apply interdisciplinary science and math concepts to create functional robots that can achieve various goals. Click here for Syllabus
Course Format
The Cornerstone Robotics Club will be a combination of brief lectures interspersed with a significant amount of hands-on lab activity. Club activities are formatted for a normal semester. Club sessions are nominally 90 minutes in length and scheduled once per week during 1st Period. No grades will be given for this club-level activity.
Assignments
Occasional light reading or project planning may be assigned to enable club members to get the most out of the classroom activities. Club members will build and experiment with Lego Robots.
Fall Semester (Robotics II)
In Robotics II, students will use the Arduino processor to learn the basics of the C programming language while creating different robots. Arduino-based robots are not the kind that move around like cars but more like every day use robots, which can be embedded in appliances, toys, or machines. For instance, the students will learn how to make a wireless doorbell or a motion detector. Through a series of small projects, students will also learn about basic circuitry and how to manage the electricity going into their robots. NOTE: Each student must have a laptop computer to participate in Robotics II. Additionally, each student must purchase an Arduino project kit for their own use. The specific kit will be coordinated by the Tutor 60 days prior to the course and is expected to cost less than $100
About the Tutor
CREGHTON D. KINNEY
Cornerstone Robotics Club Mentor
Creghton Kinney is enrolled in the Engineering Transfer Program at Anne Arundel Community College. In addition to his college studies, Creghton holds part-time positions as a Robotics Instructor at Snapology in Columbia, MD and The Brick House in Annapolis, MD where he works with students to develop their appreciation for robotics through various classes and activities. His interest in robotics goes back many years to his experiences as a participant, team captain, and coach with First Lego League and VEX robotics competitions. Beyond robotics, Creghton is a devoted Christian and dedicated volunteer at his church, Revolution Annapolis. Each week, Creghton dedicates several hours to either playing guitar for church services or processing electronic media for the church website.