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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 in modelling clay,[…]
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Inirobot is a sequence of educational activities which will allow pupils and teachers to become acquainted with robotics. The robotic platform chosen for the implementation of this project is the educational robot Thymio II. With its small size, light weight and colored leds, the Thymio II is the ideal learning tool for kids! The[…]
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What is ROS? ROS in a nutshell… As the full name of Robot Operating System suggests, ROS is an operating system for robots. In the same way as operating systems for PCs, servers or standalone devices, ROS is a full operating system for service robotics. ROS is in fact a meta-operating system, something between an[…]
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This article presents NXT-G, the development environment supplied with Lego Mindstorms NXT. We will be presenting the main characteristics of this graphical environment and describing how to use and design a program using NXT-G. Lego Mindstorms NXT The Lego Mindstorms NXT kit has been on the market since 2006. This robot is easy to build[…]
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Gazebo robotics simulator with ROS This tutorial is intended for roboticists that want to have realistic simulations of their robotic scenarios. Gazebo is a 3D simulator, while ROS serves as the interface for the robot. Combining both results in a powerful robot simulator. With Gazebo you are able to create a 3D scenario on your[…]
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