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This 23-page report, published by Boulder High School, describes the design and construction of Hammerhead, an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) meant to assist in remediating "plastic pollution, the loss of coral reefs, and the contamination of waterways." This report was created by the...

This 24-page report, from Boulder High School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Robosharks team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to build...

Based at Carnegie Mellon University, the Robotics Academy is designed to help young people learn about the world of robotics through interactive activities, videos, and lesson plans. First-time visitors can check in on the "Educators" area to learn about the STEM-based curriculum and educational...

This 10-page lab, provided by Michigan Technological University, includes four short assignments that involve jogging a robot. The first assignment covers powering up and jogging a robot in JOINT. During this assignment, students will power up the robot, recover from system faults, jog the robot in...

This 12-page lab activity, provided by Michigan Technological University, covers TOOL frame set up for a robotic arm. In this activity, students will locate the present TOOL Frame value, Set/Teach a TOOL Frame using 3 point method, jog in TOOL and verify the correct operation of the robot, Set/Teach...

This 9-page lab, provided by Michigan Technological University, covers creating a USER Frame using the three-point method. This lab involves the following steps: 1. power up the robot, 2. create a USER Frame using the three-point method, 3. jog the robot in the X, Y, and Z directions, 4. jog the...

This 8-page lab, provided by Michigan Technological University, covers creating a Handling Tool program. In this lab, students will create a handling tool program; check program header information; and teach, test, and execute from the operator panel. This lab requires a FANUC robot and controller...

This 4-page lab, provided by Michigan Technological University, includes register instructions for a FANUC robot. In this lab, students will create and run a counter program, create and run an offset program, and assign and set registers and position registers. Students will need a FANUC robot and...

This 4-page lab, provided by Michigan Technological University, covers modifying programs using branching instructions and calling programs. In this lab, students will: Continue to practice the concept of saving programs before modifications. Practice modifying a program by inserting lines...

This 35-page user guide, provided by Michigan Technological University, is intended to explain how the concepts of programming a robotic arm relate to the RobotRun program. "RobotRun is a robotic arm simulator, which is designed to teach the user the basics of interacting with a robotic arm via a...