Materials List:
Cleaning the Floor Using a Robot:
Intro to Random Numbers
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/nyu_cleaning_robot_activity1
Intro to Random Numbers
To share with the entire class:
- LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot, such as EV3 Core Set at https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-mindstorms-education-ev3-core-set/5003400#lego-mindstorms-education-ev3
- LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Software 1.2.1, free online, you have to register a LEGO account first; at https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/download-software
- computer, loaded with EV3 1.2.1 software
- an assortment of large items that can be used as "obstacles" for the EV3 robot, such as boxes, poster board and moveable furniture, as well as classroom walls
- capability to show the class two short video clips from the Internet
Each student needs:
Note: This activity can also be conducted with the older (and no longer sold) LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set instead of EV3; see below for those supplies:
- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot, such as the NXT Base Set
- LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT Software 2.1
- computer, loaded with NXT 2.1 software