2011-2012 8th-Grade Robotics Instructor: Dr. Sebastian van Delden Email: svandelden @ uscupstate . edu CLASS MEETING TIMES: MTWThF 215pm-3pm Course Syllabus Announcements: Next Test: Either Tuesday 2/21 or Wednesday 2/22 (STUDY GUIDE: docx, pdf) Class Slides, Handouts, Worksheets: 00 - Introduction Slides 01 - Eclipse and Java 02 - Programming the Mindstorm (1) 03 - Programming the Mindstorm (2) 04 - Basic Gears 05 - Basic Electricity 06 - Staubli and VAL3 Other: Mobile Robotics in Education and Research by G. Demetriou Article Robo sapien Article Us and Them Article Blank NXJ Robot Project (Eclipse) Comparison of US/China Manufacturing wages (NOTE: Some recent projections estimate that the wage gap could be equalized by 2017 because of the Chinese wages rising 15-20% annually and southern US states offering more competative baseline salaries.) Real-world mobile robots: Military 1 , Military 2 , Military 3 , Military 4 , Military 5 , Military 6 , Darpa Challenge 1 , Darpa Challenge 2 , Space Exploration , Underwater , Medical Delivery 1 , Medical Delivery 2 , Medical Help , Entertainment 1 , Entertainment 2