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A number of other companies and organizations have designed educator resources or curriculum products around Parallax hardware.
TheraPlay
Dyssemic (socially-challenged) is a term that refers to kids that have trouble communicating their ideas with other people and expressing themselves in general. Autism is a subset of dyssemia and is considered a spectrum disorder, meaning that each child has different characteristics in the way autism affects them. More therapy at a younger age has been proven to reduce the effects of this disability; however, the cost and availability of good therapists is always challenging. The use of robotics is an ideal method to combat this challenge.
Boe-Bot to Shield-Bot Retrofit Kit for Arduino Uno
Turn your BASIC Stamp-based Boe-Bot into an Arduino Uno-based Shield-Bot with our Retrofit Kit. Try "Robotics with the BOE Shield for Arduino" and its breadboard-based DIY sensor circuits. Follow up with bonus Shield-Bot projects, Robot Competition Ideas, and other Arduino-friendly Parallax sensors and accessories.
EDF 2014 - Boe-Bot Contests and Further Exploration
Topics
- Comments, questions/answers
- BASIC Stamp Tricks & Tips
- Resources to make anything work
- Contests large and small
- A few fun demos
- A quick Contest
Comments, Questions/Answers
- Suggestion to improve the program
- Questions about the Boe-Bot, BASIC Stamp, Software, and other things Parallax
BASIC Stamp Tricks & Tips
- BASIC Stamp Editor:
- Save to, open from
- Editor and Debug Terminal font size
- Help looking up commands
Three Wall Race
Devise a strategy to touch the walls at as many high-scoring spots as possible in 60 seconds. The catch? Students don't know the numbering until 30 minutes before the contest! A great idea by Gary Reynolds, Physics Instructor at Santa Ana High School.
Box Maze
Clear the Table
Sized for classrooms, this Robot Competition Idea is designed for Parallax ActivityBot, Boe-Bot, Shield-Bot or SumoBot chassis-based robots. The objective is to find and push the most objects off of a low platform in the least amount of time. Creative use of sensors and custom-built plows encouraged!
Boe-Bot Navigation with Incline Sensing Project
Visit this Stamps in Class Mini Project to learn how uphill doesn't have to be a battle (unless you want it to be); pair your Boe-Bot with an accelerometer for use in competitions, outdoor exploring, and more!
QTI Experiments and Troubleshooting
Line Following with Four QTIs
LineFollowWithCheckQtis.bs2 checks the QTIs and updates the servos every 9 ms. Remember that for a constant interval, the QTI sampling rate is the reciprocal of the sample interval. Since the sample interval is 9 ms, which is 0.009 or 9 x 10-3, the sampling rate is: