Rescue mission
Using Python coding, students control the robot arm to rescue the worker from danger.
Building a robotic arm
Students design, build and test a robotic arm from components and motors.
Workshop overview
| Year level | 9-10 |
| Prior Knowledge |
No prior knowledge or coding experience required.
Recommended for students who have not previously done Mechatronics: Bionic Arms. |
| Capacity | 16-32 students. If you want to bring more students, email highschool.workshops@qut.edu.au |
| When | School days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday |
| Duration | Full day |
| Where | QUT Gardens Point, Science and Engineering Centre |
| Cost | Free (late cancellation fees apply. See terms and conditions). |
Workshop details
Students will learn about the engineering design cycle and the need for rescue robots. Specific analysis of robotic arms is conducted, before students design and construct their own robotic arm from a range of components and motors. The morning session concludes with students manipulating objects using Maestro Control Centre for basic manual tasks.
In the afternoon, students learn the basics of Python programming and syntax, variables, functions and for loops and how to design good code using top down design, to complete the partially-written code and carry out their rescue mission.
Topics covered in this workshop:
- robotics
- coding
- engineering design
- mathematics
Book this workshop
We’re now fully booked in terms 1 and 2, 2025. Bookings for workshops in terms 3 and 4 will be opening in term 2.
Curriculum links
Year 9
Science
- Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries (ACSHE158)
- Select and use appropriate equipment, including digital technologies, to collect and record data systematically and accurately (ACSIS166)
Design and Technologies
- Investigate and make judgments on how the characteristics and properties of materials are combined with force, motion and energy to create engineered solutions (ACTDEK0430)
- Investigate and make judgments on how the characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment can be combined to create designed solutions (ACTDEK0460)
- Investigate and make judgments, within a range of technologies specialisations, on how technologies can be combined to create designed solutions (ACTDEK047)
Year 10
Science
The motion of objects can be described and predicted using the laws of physics (ACSSU229)
Design and Technologies
- Investigate and make judgments on how the characteristics and properties of materials are combined with force, motion and energy to create engineered solutions (ACTDEK0430)
- Investigate and make judgments on how the characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment can be combined to create designed solutions (ACTDEK046)
- Investigate and make judgments, within a range of technologies specialisations, on how technologies can be combined to create designed solutions (ACTDEK047)
General Mathematics
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