2019 Daily Schedule

Session A meets July 8-12, 2019, 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Baraboo Sauk County campus.

Session B meets July 22-26, 2019, 9 a.m.-noon at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Baraboo Sauk County campus.

  • Monday
    • Welcome, introductions
    • A bit about bots
    • Discuss this year’s challenge
    • Build Amazing Robots!
    • Discuss Bot names
    • Discuss MQTT
    • Communicate with bot via browser-based MQTT client (see Controlling Your AmBot for information about commands!)
  • Tuesday
    • Intro to Coding
      • Blockly exercises
      • create Snap! account
      • Snap! lab modules
  • Wednesday
    • Begin Ambot control coding
      • 2019 Ambot template
      • create and test control mechanism
        • click commands
        • click buttons
        • keyboard
        • Other interfaces ???
      • Initial at-desk control testing
      • Driving practice
      • Build grippers
      • Code gripper controls
  • Thursday
    • Code tweaking
    • Testing and Proving Stations
    • Bot Team Games
      • Bots and Minnows
      • Thirsty, Thirsty Robots
  • Friday
    • Final Proving Stations and Mission Deployment (Family and Friends welcome!)
    • Clean up and pack up
    • Take Ambots home!