In term 1 2015 with our new volunteers Sachin and Toby we’ve been learning about Electronics and Programming. Sachin runs an online hobbyist electronics store, and Toby is a recent graduate in Information Technology at CPIT. We’re so grateful to have such friendly, helpful and skilled volunteers!
We’ve explored the basics of electronics with our Arduino
kits. These devices combine the ability to build simple circuits on a
solderless “breadboard” with a programmable microcomputer. So far, we’ve played
with lights, switches and resistors to make some Christmas tree lights.
Since addington.net recently received funding from the Mazda
foundation to buy more Scribbler robots, we now have 8 robots. The robots can
be programmed to move using their wheels, and respond to their environment with
sensors. The kids had great fun sending their robots through an obstacle
course.
