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Designing a Robot

In week 9, we worked in small groups to create a robot using an instruction manual and upon creating our robot, we were tasked with creating a "run" function so that our robot could drive around and "guard a base." (for the purpose of the class, the base was a large white box)

This exercise was great fun, but at times stressful as we were required to create our robot within a short time constraint.

To create our robot within the allotted time, my group divided the tasks amongst us. One individual called out the required materials needed and where they were to be placed, one found the necessary materials and two individuals put the robot together.

As requested by our lecturer, we switched roles frequently so that each member got experience working on each of the tasks required.

Dividing the roles out amongst ourselves enabled us to create our robot more quickly than if we had completed each of the tasks together as a group.



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