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Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program
I. Introductory I. Introductory WorkshopWorkshop
20062006
Opening doors to the worlds of Opening doors to the worlds of science and technology for science and technology for
Oregon’s youthOregon’s youth
Instructor Contacts
Ken ConeKen Cone
[email protected][email protected]
503-725-2918503-725-2918
Roger SwansonRoger Swanson
[email protected]@hevanet.comom
503-297-1824503-297-1824
Jim RyanJim Ryan
[email protected]@intel.comom
971-215-6087971-215-6087
Scott StankoScott Stanko
[email protected]@intel.comom
(971) 215-9677(971) 215-9677
Today’s Goal
Provide an understanding of the ORTOP and FLL programs
Show the value these programs bring to our youth
Demonstrate the fun and excitement the programs generate
Explain the opportunities for your involvement
Agenda
Introductions Our motivations The ORTOP and FLL Programs A live Lego Robotics Demo Build a Lego robot and try it out Simple programming of your robot
The Problem The local economy has created a
large number of technology jobs Number of our young people
interested in technology growing too slowly especially among our young women and minority groups
The Root Causes Technology perceived as hard -- only for
“geniuses” Media portrays Technologists as “nerds”
Poor communication skills Overly serious/isolated
Young people know very little about technical careers Few/No engineering courses in K-12 Few/No role models available
The reality is hard for them to visualize
The Reality We are regular people with a variety of
personal characteristics Teamwork rather than isolation is
mandatory for success We work on important, real-world
problems to produce: Consumer products Medical solutions Buildings & bridges Ocean ecology is the theme for 2005
Great potential for salaries/benefits
The Opportunity -- FLL Program from FIRST (For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and Technology) FLL (FIRST Lego League) targets 9-14 year
olds Uses relatively inexpensive Lego robotics kits Defines a mini engineering project based on
real-world problems Features hands-on experience and multi-
disciplinary teamwork Show these youth engineering can be fun
FIRST Philosophy”[We] share the philosophy that children learn best by doing hands-on, minds-on activities which challenge their intellect and creativity. The FLL program accomplishes this task in a healthy environment and shows kids that they can succeed where they may have never thought they could." Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder
ORTOP (Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program)
Runs the FLL program in Oregon and the surrounding counties
Connected to the Chancellor’s Office of the Oregon University System
Heavily volunteer based
Opening doors to the worlds of Opening doors to the worlds of science and technology for science and technology for
Oregon’s youthOregon’s youth
Additional ORTOP Focus Reach out to girls and minorities
Look for partners that can help: Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, 4H, etc.
Special outreach to schools and community organizations with the demographics that fit our focus
Every team that registers gets to participate
Success for a team is participation
What Is an FLL Team? 4-10 youngsters each Ages 9-14 Led by coach and mentor
Coach – adult with overall responsibility for the team
Mentor – technical expertise Sources of teams
Schools Community groups Neighborhoods
The FLL Team Experience Miniature engineering project team
stressing Creativity and teamwork Engineering principles: requirements,
alternatives, rapid prototyping, testing, … Hands-on problem solving Context is a real-world situation Illustrates multiple roles: Designers,
Builders, Programmers, Sales and Marketing Insights into possible careers The youngsters do the work – FLL Coaches’
Honor Code and Team Promise
FLL Team Costs Start-up Costs
Robotics Kit: $260 - $280 Materials for table: $50-$100 Team Challenge Activity Pack: $30
Yearly Costs National Registration Fee: $150 State Registration Fee: $50 Field Setup Kit: $65 Misc. including batteries, shipping: $50-
$100 First-year total: $655-$775 Subsequent years total: $315-$365
The Team Timeline Teams form in April – September Registration with FLL is May – September ORTOP workshops May – September The Challenge is released in mid-Sept. Teams develop their solutions for ~3 mo.
The real learning in the program Robot design, programming, and presentation
Culminating event is the Tournament Local tournaments in early December State tournament in January
Tournament Structure Less focus on competition and more on
showcasing the team’s learning and results
Local Tournaments Around 20 teams each Organized by local tournament teams with
support from ORTOP 16 in 2005: Vancouver, Bend, Roseburg,
LaGrande, Corvallis, Klamath Falls, and 10 around Portland
State Tournament 80 teams at Liberty High School in Hillsboro Best teams from the Local Tournaments
Showing WhatThey’ve Learned At least two opportunities to demonstrate
robot on the Challenge playing field Interaction with Technical Judging Panel Presentation to Presentation Judging Panel
General presentation area specified by FLL to enhance learning about the year’s theme
Requires research by the team Develops presentation skills (the opportunity
for the developing sales and marketing youngsters)
Tournament Awards Director’s Award Robot Performance Robot Design
Innovative Design Robot Consistency Programming
Project Presentation Research Quality Innovative Solution Creative Presentation
Teamwork Young Team Rookie Team Medallions for all
teams
ORTOP Growth
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Teams 65 144 222 261 330
Team Members
484 1056 1592 1826 2262
Locals 0 2Regional
s
10 14 16
Teams at State
65 78 78 77 79
ORTOP Minority Report
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Girls 102 313 493 548 675
African Americans
16 42 66 55 66
Latinos 20 54 108 132 214
Native Americans
1 31 48 32 24
Our 2005 Sponsors
Title Sponsor – IntelPlatinum Sponsor – RadiSysGold Sponsors
Julie and William Reiersgaard Ted Wheeler The Catlin Gabel School IBM Inspiration Software Mentor Graphics
Our 2005 Sponsors (cont.)
Silver Sponsors Priscilla Chou with a matching grant from
C.M. Capital Foundation June and William Lattin McMenamins phtech Software Association of Oregon Tektronix
Our 2005 Sponsors (cont.)
Supporting Sponsors ADP AEA First Tech Credit Union FEI Company LSI Logic Mbtech Vernier
2005 CommunityPartners
Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Girl Scouts, Columbia River Council OMSI -- Oregon Museum of Science &
Industry Oregon University System PARTS – Portland Area Robotics Society Oregon and Washington 4-H
Plans for 2006 Theme: Nano Quest Challenge ~400 teams with more than 2800
youngsters 20 Local Tournaments averaging 20 teams
Planning 2 in Vancouver and Bend Add one more in Portland and Willamette Valley
State Finals Tournament of 80 teams Continued focus on outreach to girls and
minorities More sponsors
Volunteer Opportunities
Coaches Mentors ORTOP Planning
Committee Local Tournament
Planning Tournament Staffing Financial Support
Our Mailing Lists Totally voluntary, and you can opt out ortopvol
All volunteers One way from ORTOP to our volunteers We add you when you volunteer
ortopcm Coaches and mentors Communication among that group and with
ORTOP We add you when you complete a workshop
Next Steps Sign-up for another workshop
II. Coaching/Mentoring Techniques Workshop
III. Robotics Techniques Workshop [email protected]
ESCO – “Robotics Mentorships as a Developmental Career Opportunity”
Before We Start The RCX
Outputs(A,B,C) Inputs (1,2,3) Buttons (On, Program, Run) Infrared port
Motors Sensors
Touch sensor, light sensor, rotation sensor Enable the default programs
Build the Roverbot Follow pages 12-17 in the
Constructopedia Run Program 1 and see the Roverbot in
action (RCX Basics, Program 1) Add two touch sensors to Inputs 1 and 3
and drive your Roverbot with Program 2 (RCX Basics, Program 2)
Add the light sensor on pages 34 and 35 and connect to Input 2
Use Program 3 to experiment with the light sensor (RCX Basics, Program 3)
Programming with Robolab
Load the firmware into the RCX
Pilot 1 – Very limited Pilot 2 – Drive forward for 4 seconds Pilot 3
Go in a circle until touch sensor is touched
Go forward and stop on black line Pilot 4 – Drive in a square