Build Innovative Ideas!
That’s right! It whirls, moves and follows your commands. You built it, programmed it, and it now operates on its own. It is your very own robot and it is made out of LEGOs®. LEGO® robotics is a hands-on building block for learning computer programming at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.
Robots have been steadily shaping the world around us. From pathfinders with machine vision and GPS technology that take us places at command to autonomous robots with cooperative behavior for goal-centered tasks, these intelligent machines are slowly changing the world as we know it and making our lives easier along the process.
Dr. Luis Paris teaches the Harrisburg University LEGO® Robotics Programming class (CISC 100). The programming students learn showcases various proof-of-concept applications: the pathfinder, featuring a robot that follows a track in any direction; the explorer, walks and senses a room through an obstacle avoidance algorithm; the roboalien, attempts to mimic human moods like happiness, fear, and surprise; and the robodancers, capable of performing dance moves without any loss of synchronization.
It is just one example of how our Computer and Information Science faculty build innovative ideas to teach students problem solving, computer algorithms, systems analysis, and software application development.
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