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Did you know that you could program your micro:bit board with only a mobile (and some 4G network)? For those who don’t know micro:bit, it is a single board computer (like Raspberry Pi or Arduino) launched by the BBC in 2015. Since then, this credit card sized nano-computer has conquered the world of education in[…]
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A few days ago, we wrote a blogpost about the RoboCup preparations in Sydney. Today, we learn a bit more about the different challenges that the teams will have to face during this one week contest! Presentations of the different RoboCup leagues If you think about the RoboCup, you will probably have in mind humanoid[…]
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Welcome to Sydney After 1 year in the making, the long-awaited moment is finally here! Today starts the 2019 edition of the RoboCup event. It will last until the 8th of July and this year, it takes place in Sydney, Australia. Génération Robots, as a member of both the FFROB (French Federation of Robotics Football)[…]
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The Dynamixel range is a sound choice for use in robotics. These servo motors are developed by the Korean company Robotis, and rank among the most powerful and efficient on the market. Dynamixel servos are used in many research laboratories and universities the world over. They were developed especially for designing robots. Why Dynamixel servo[…]
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In 2018, the French Higher Committee on Curricula (CSP) decided to make Python the official computer language for programming classes in secondary schools. The Ministry of Education has provided more information about these new programmes on the CSP publications page of its website (in French). Python will be used for lessons in digital science and[…]
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Introduction – Turtlebot tutorial step by step In this tutorial we will use the inertial measurement unit of a standard Android phone to control a ROS compatible robot. We have chosen a classical ROS robot, the Turtlebot3 Burger , to be our test platform. Requirements: Prepare the Android App As we are not reinventing the[…]
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In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to start with the robotic mouse Colby / Jack from Learning Resources. On the program: logic, geometry, animals! Activities with the robot mouse Colby Short introduction of the robot mouse Colby Colby is a little robot mouse. It can make sounds, turn on its little light and it[…]
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This tutorial explains how you can use a serial protocol to control the mBot educational robot. You can adapt the code to make it more suitable for your project (or for use in RoboCup Jr events for example). Robot teleoperation with an XBee chip offers 2 major advantages: How does our assembly work? The system[…]
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The Makey Makey kit allows you to transform objects into keyboards ! Modelling clay, sponge, pencil lead… All you need are objects that conduct electricity , a bit of imagination and a few programming blocks on the Scratch software, and children can realise various projects, such as the famous banana piano , a video gamepad[…]
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The DYNAMIXEL X series is a new range of inexpensive high performance servo motors. The XL series has the same mechanical structure as the XM430 and XH430 , and it’s compatible with the latter. These servo motors directly embark their network card which allows the communication with the other servos motors as well as with[…]
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