{"id":1230,"date":"2015-02-20T22:12:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T22:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fcwhack.com\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:53:05","slug":"robot-build-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fcwhack.com\/?p=1230","title":{"rendered":"Robot Build Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Model-2 robot trainer ready, it was time to work with the public schools.\u00a0 On two Fridays, February 6 and 13, students from Mr. Seldomridge&#8217;s class at Granite Falls Middle School came to FCW for a robot build session.<div id=\"metaslider-id-1205\" style=\"max-width: 700px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-105-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1205 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"GFMS-201502\" data-height=\"500\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1205\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1205\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1212 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2015-02-20 21:26:04\" data-filename=\"GEDC1028-700x500.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fcwhack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Classes\/Model-2-classes\/GFMS-20150206n13\/GEDC1028-700x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1205 slide-1212 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>With assistance from Rich, Michelle, Bruce, and Gene, each student assembled a Model-2 robot, which they could then keep.\u00a0 There were a total of 24 students in the two classes\u00a0 of two hours, and all were successful builds.\u00a0 Starting with the &#8220;fun&#8221; of snapping the servos into the side panels, the students added the tail skid and internal braces, then bolted the chassis together.\u00a0 They then added the circuit board and assembled the wheel &#8220;sandwiches&#8221;.\u00a0 With the addition of the battery pack, they were ready to go.\u00a0 Many of the students took the robots to the common area for them to roam.\u00a0 It looked like giant roaches running around as up to ten robots roamed around the room, avoiding obstacles and dancing in sync.\u00a0 With terms like &#8220;awesome&#8221; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1221 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2015-02-20 21:37:33\" data-filename=\"Photo0082-700x500.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fcwhack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Classes\/Model-2-classes\/SCHS-20150212\/Photo0082-700x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1229 slide-1221 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>On Thurdsay, February 12, twelve students from Mr. Bingham&#8217;s class at South Caldwell High School also had a robot build session.\u00a0\u00a0 The older students needed less assistance, but still had a great time\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Bingham joined his students in building a robot and obtained\u00a0 additional units for use in class.\u00a0 These students were given the assignment to develop additional programs for the robot during the remainder of the school session.<\/p>\n<p>FCW is pleased to be able to help the schools with STEM projects and plans additional sessions and projects for the future.\u00a0 Similar sessions are available to homeschool groups, scout troops, etc. as well.\u00a0 If you have a group that would be interested in the robots or STEM in general, contact FCW for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Model-2 robot trainer ready, it was time to work with the public schools.\u00a0 On two Fridays, February 6 and 13, students from Mr. Seldomridge&#8217;s class at Granite Falls Middle School came to FCW for a robot build session. 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