APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

The activity of this week is to plan and document the final project and the range of covered units:

WHAT WILL IT DO?

My final project is a robotic toy that helps 4 year olds develop their space and orientation skills. This toy has 5 pushbuttons corresponding to: front, back, right, left, and run. The movement control of the toy is sequential, in such a way that by establishing a sequence of movements in the toy the child can determine a suitable route to move the toy.

WHO'S DONE WHAT BEFOREHAND?

There is this robotic toy in commercial versions like BEEBOT and PROBOT, then left the links to see the scope of this project. web link:

https://www.ro-botica.com/Producto/BEE-BOT/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUJjD8sOs0E



My project is something similar and in the version that I propose, I intend to give it more functionality, and also use children from 7 to 10 years so that they establish quantifiable displacements in such a way that the child can design almost any figure.

WHAT MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS WILL BE REQUIRED?

The materials will be used mainly are:
Mechanical construction
• Wooden plate for the platform.
• Acrylic for the support of electronic cards
• MDF
• ABS material printing of chess pieces.
• PLA material printing
• Rubber for wheels
• Paper Vinyl

For the electronics you need:
• Microcontroller Atmega 328
• Resistors
• Capacitor
• Regulator Voltage
• Diode
• Led
• Driver for motor stepper
• Motor stepper
• Connectors

WHERE WILL THEY COME FROM?

All mentioned materials are in the local market as triplay, MDF, vinyl paper, acrylic, copper plates. Some components like the RUBBER and electronic components will have to be imported.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

Mechanical part: 30 dollars Electronic part: 90 dollars

These prices are high because it is the first prototype in the following versions will optimize costs.

WHAT PARTS AND SYSTEMS WILL BE MADE?

The parts and the system involve:

Mechanical part:

- Toy body.
- Electronic card support acrylic.
- Structure for motors and electronic boards.
- Car tires using RUBBER.
Electronic part:

- Design and manufacture of electronic circuits.
- Drivers of stepper motors
- Fabduino Card.
- Voltage regulator.
- PULLUP resistors for pushbuttons.

WHAT PROCESSES WILL BE USED?

- Cutting controlled by computer (SHOPBOT)
- Cutting Laser in EPILOG
- 3D printing REPLICATOR 2X
- Manufacture of electronic cards in MODELA.
- Welding of electronic components.
- Molding and Casting for Tires.
- Control card programming.
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WHAT TASKS NEED TO BE COMPLETED?

- Finish the App Inventor Interface.
- Advanced programming for a better version of LADYBOT.

WHAT QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED?

- What components to control the step motors can I use?
- Are there small and high speed stepper motors?
- Are there matrix platforms that can mark routes for LADYBOY?

WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE?

HOW WILL IT BE EVALUATED?

Will be evaluated according to the following criteria::

- If you scroll in the set sequence.
- If it has precision during the movement.
- If it is sturdy enough for children.