• Design a simple robot that can be constructed using Legos, but will be controlled by the HandyBoard.
• Create a set of instructions that will guide students in the construction of the robot.
• Create a set of labs that parallel the book, "Robotic Explorations" by Fred Martin, which allow students to explore the capabilities of the robot while giving them hands-on experience making, testing and writing code for several different types of sensors.
• Create an API that simplifies the robot's movement and sensing so the students don't need to know all the details of engineering to program the robot.

Included in the instruction manual are wiring diagrams for the different sensors used in the labs. Here is an example of the diagram for constructing a shaft encoder sensor which is used to track the rotation of a disk or wheel.

• Background - Selected chapters in Fred Martin's "Robotic Explorations" that students should read before begining the lab.
• Equipment - A list of equipment and supplies required to complete the lab. This can include sensors, wires, electrical tape, etc.
• Software - The C files that need to be loaded onto the Handyboard in order to do the lab. These are a combination of our API files and extension libraries available at www.handyboard.com.
• Construction - A brief overview of what needs to be constructed for the labs: lego modules and electrical sensors.
• Testing Procedure - Since there are several issues involved with using hand-made sensors and the handyboard, each sensor should be thoroughly tested before the students attempt to write code. This is to make sure that any errors that occur during the assignments are the result of their programs and not the hardware.
• In-Lab Assignment - Here the students are asked to apply the concepts covered in the readings and testing procedure to a specific assignment that can be finished during the lab session.
• Homework Assignment - The homework is similar to a mini-project where the students are asked to make the robot perform a function by expanding upon what they learned during the lab.

Documents - MSWord Format

• move.c - Movement functions for a handybot with two motors controlling the left and right wheels/treads of the robot.
• p_move.c - Proportional based movement functions for moving and rotating a fixed distance using rotational shaft encoders.
• pd_move.c - Proportional-Derivative based movement functions for more refined moving and rotating.
• mt_move.c - Movement functions for use with priority based multi-tasking.