Materials List: Ultrasonic Sensor Robot Design Project:
Don't Bump into Me!

Each group needs:

To share with the entire class:

  • smooth floor space (such as tiled, not carpeted floor) to use as a robot testing area
  • 10-20 toy figures, such as LEGO people or any other available small figurines or action figures, to place throughout a robot testing area; it is recommended that the teacher and students bring in available figures from home, but if needed, the LEGO DUPLO People Set includes 20 adult figures at https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/people-by-lego-education/45030#people-by-lego-education
  • tape, to mark a floor area as a robot testing area
  • Don't Bump into Me! Presentation, a Microsoft® PowerPoint® file
  • computer and projector, to show the presentation

Alternative: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Set:

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 Base Set
  • computer loaded with the NXT 2.1 software
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/umo_sensorswork_lesson06_activity1