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TinkerCAD tricks

by admin | Art, DIY Robots, Video tutorials

TinkerCAD is a great online 3D modelling programme, which can be used by anyone, including children and beginners in the field of 3D modelling and 3D printing.

This is also a very useful, simple and user-friendly tool for those who want to design or customise educational robots.

In this tutorial we present more advanced functionalities of this programme: using additional workplane using a ruler, aligning and grouping the objects. They can be used in working with any type of robots you have in mind.

You can use it even with the primary school kids as introducing to 3D design and 3D printing.

You’ll find TinkerCAD here: https://www.tinkercad.com
Direct link to OTTO DIY model: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/1kI624iowUR
Direct link to OTTO DIY circuits: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/gEsESsf8RBJ

Teaching physics with mBot

by admin | Maths, Physics, Ready Robots, Video tutorials

An example of a lesson, which can be introduced to primary school students.

In this tutorial, we show, how to use mBot robot during maths of physics lesson as a tool for explaining such physical terms as “speed”, “time”, “distance” and their relationships.

We present the basic code and a way of changing values of speed or time and comparing the results.

mBot website: https://www.makeblock.com/steam-kits/mbot