Leveraging robotics in education is a powerful tool for teaching STE(A)M concepts and preparing students with invaluable skills. Mobile robotics is increasingly important in the world we live in. In this article, we talk briefly about mobile robots and their importance for education. We will also share some solutions and resources you can use to bring robotics to your classroom. … Read More
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Aerial Robotics is a growing and vibrant sector in the aerospace industry that is also a compelling topic for STEAM education. Studica is dedicated to both robotics and education so it was logical to work with Copter Express to bring their innovative COEX drone products to our customers. COEX is an open-source drone kit and curriculum designed for education and … Read More
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YoYo Games has just released a significant new tutorial for GameMaker Studio 2. It is called Little Town. This education tutorial package was developed in collaboration with Benjamin Rivers. Benjamin is an award-winning game developer and university lecturer. While geared towards students at a College and University level, this tutorial enables students, new game designers, and hobbyists to get an … Read More
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We recently posted a blog about embedded programming using the Raspberry Pi. In an effort to provide further information about accessing Raspberry Pi hardware in an embedded environment, this post will dive into using Raspberry Pi’s 1 MHz timer, also known as the system timer. In this post, we will be extending our last project and modifying our Delay function … Read More
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In the world of embedded systems, startup time is important. When you turn on your television, you want to be able to start watching within 5 seconds from the time you press the power button. But how do you create a program that can boot that quickly and not require any other user input to execute? Welcome to the world … Read More
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Makeblock is a company that creates easy-to-use robots. Two of their most popular products are the mBot and the mBot Ranger. Both of these kits are easy to assemble within roughly 2 hours of time. Once they are assembled, they have several pre-installed programs that you can run on them. However, most people who purchase these kits want to be … Read More
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It’s no secret that fischertechnik offers a wide variety of robotic solutions for students and educators. From elementary school to higher education, fischertechnik has a versatile selection of kits that are highly customizable to suit whatever your needs may be. At the center of FT’s robotics systems is the Robo Pro software. In this post, I will talk about Robo … Read More
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I’ve written a lot of Unity 3D blog posts. Yet, I have not yet written one about one of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming; classes. Today, I will remedy this problem with a quick introduction to classes in Unity. Let’s get started. What is a Class? Cars are often used as a metaphor to explain what a class is. In … Read More
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