Robotics For Beginners

Course Overview 

This Introduction to Robotics using LEGO Mindstorms online course introduces robotics as a method for learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).   

Through self-paced, instructor-led tutorials, you’ll learn about computer systems and programming; robot construction, locomotion and autonomy; sensors; and common robot challenges. The course uses the LEGO Mindstorms robotic platform and supports both the NXT and EV3 versions,and offers more than five hours of video-based instruction.  

INSTRUCTOR: Brock LaMeres is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering who has taught engineering for the past 10 years.  

Through self-paced, instructor-led tutorials, you’ll learn about:  

• computer systems and programming  

• robot construction, locomotion and autonomy  

• sensors  

• common robot challenges  

The course uses the LEGO Mindstorms robotic platform and supports both the NXT and EV3 versions.  

The course offers more than five hours of video-based instruction from MSU Professor Brock LaMeres along with self-assessment activities for both the NXT and EV3 versions of the platform.   

Learning Outcomes: 

•   Understand Robotics using LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3  

•   Feel confident using the hardware, software and relevant resources  

•   Get hands-on experience by working on engaging activities  

•   Become familiar with the curriculum relevance of the materials  

•   Gain ideas for how to build and improve 21st century skills  

•   To access to the benefits of project-based learning through robotics.  

•   To provide basic training on topics such as controls, automatisms, robots and programmable machines  

• To familiarize with current use of robotics and coding in nowadays education trends