Today we learned about robots in an intro to robotics presentation. We learned about mini quadrocopters that move together in swarms, and asimo the huminoid robot. We learned about bread boards which are little plastic boards that have small slots to...
Today we learned about arduinos and the code they use in an intro to arduinos and programming presentation. We made a simple circuit with a battery and LED. We also made some less simple circuits with infered lights and sensors, and we programme...
Today we learned about all kinds of resistors. We learned about the color coded system to identify each type. We learned about flex resistors which change the resistance when bent. Also we learned about potentiometers which vary the resistance w...
Today we took a field trip to UCSD. We were able to see clips in 4xHD with crazy surround sound. We were then taken to a room with extremely HD screens covering the walls. We were able to take a picture of Yosemite and zoom way in so we could see clim...
Today we learned about infered sensors in s lecture about them. Then in the lab I was able to not only change brightness of an LED with the sensor, but also change the blinking speed of 4 alternating LEDs, It was hard, but it was rewarding at the end.
Today we learned about soldering. We learned how to tin the iorn. This is a process where you feed allot of solder to the iorn to make it ready. We also leared how to clean the iorn with a sponge and/or copper wool. Tomorrow we will do it our selv...
Today I finished my soldering. I took a long time because everything kept breaking! Thankfully I was able to fix everything with the help of the counselor. After that I was able to put on heat shrink tubes to protect them. They compress and coat the elect...
