Robots for Everyone: Getting Kids Interested in Programming with Legos
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/robots_for_everyone_getting_kids_interested_in_pro.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29
Audrey Watters posted a very interesting blog dealing with the LEGO company and how LEGO is attempting to get kids of all ages more interested in creating useful and helpful robots instead of fighting or battling robots. Audrey talked about how LEGO is striving to inspire kids to be more Science and technologically savvy in the areas of engineering and math. One major focus of the LEGO company is to make sure that their LEGO sets appeal to both males and females.
To encourage our youth to begin creating useful robots, LEGO has come out with sets that include gears, cams, axles, motors and even a USB port so that kids can program the necessary movements of their robots. Creating "Earth Green" robots using LEGO sets could one day lead to great breakthroughs on how to keep our earth clean.
No comments:
Post a Comment