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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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WHAT IS THE ROBOT CHALLENGE?

• 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

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WHERE DO WE GET THE ROBOT KITS?

• 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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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 FUN IS ALL ABOUT.

• The race to the Finish Line
• SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
• teamwork
• working with tools
• writing
• creativity and design
• organization
• electrical theory

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THE FUN IS ALL ABOUT.

• FOR THE TEACHERS a way to get kids involved
• Weve 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 youll find out
• The hands-on activity gets you out of your chairs
• Its 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!

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TEAMS

• A minimum of 4 students per team
• Each team will receive a Manual and kit
• Work on the project during class time, or after
  school as a voluntary activity
• Typically the project takes between 2 to 4 months
  based on 3 hours a week of work
• Students 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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TOOLS Required but not provided

• wood saw
• jig saw
• electric drill
• needle-nose pliers
• vise
• screw drivers
• wire stripper
• sharp knife
• batteries
• tools and materials to create a robot body
  covering that does not interfere with mechanical
  operation

• sand paper (wood metal)
• 25 watt soldering iron
• safety goggles
• Optional
• rotary cutting tool for cutting the threaded rods
• bench drill press is helpful for aligning holes
• miter 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 CONTROL
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STUDENT MANUAL

• The Basic Students Manual contains all the
  information needed to build the Robot
• Provides technical diagrams
• Written instructions for building the robot
• Information on preparing the written report
• Information on getting ready for the Robot
  Challenge event

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TEACHER MANUAL

• Contains sketches of what the basic robot will
  look like when built
• Contains information on how to make the body
  covering

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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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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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CONTACT INFORMATION
SNJ WIE http//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 HeatherTomasello_at_ieee.org 609-909-9374
Southern Jersey IEEE Computer Society Chair Dana
Whicker DanaNova_at_ieee.org