Robotics
OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
Brick Link: A site to buy new and used LEGOs in small or large quantities
Catlin Gabel School: Tutorials on NXT-G graphical language: Essentials and Advanced
LEGO engineering: Ideas for activities, programming help, and building ideas
Carnegie Mellon University and National Robotics Engineering Center: Robot Academy - Robots and Resource
LEGO Education: Buy your LEGO robot supplies
Klutz LEGO Crazy Action Contraptions: An inexpensive book that comes with pieces and 16 project ideas
TRAININGS
TBA
ROBOT KITS
If you are interested in checking out robotics kits to spark interest with your youth, you can contact the following to check on availability and learn the process to reserve a kit. All kits are the new LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kits unless otherwise specified.
Shirley Doering |
Patrick Jirik Rochester Regional Office 863 30th Ave SE Rochester, MN 55904 507-536-6303 pjirik@umn.edu |
| Mary Duncomb Farmington Regional Office 4100 220th St W ste 100 Farmington, MN 55024 651-480-7710 dunco001@umn.edu |
Becky Harrington Moorhead Regional Office 715 11th St N ste 107C Moorhead, MN 56560 218-236-2012 willi107@umn.edu |
| Brian McNeil Morris Regional Office 46352 State Hwy 329 Morris, MN 56267 320-589-1711 mcnei006@umn.edu (older LEGO RCX, not NXT kits) |