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Challenge Ideas

These posts contain a diverse range of ideas for engineering design challenges. In some case these are little more than a thought bubble, but some are fully formed, and some include lesson plans.

Obstacle Course

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Crash Test Dummy

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Chair for Mr Bear

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started

Assistive Technology: Making Lives Easier

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Sturdy Tower

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

The Wave

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Going the Distance

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Build X

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started

Build a Duck

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy

Figure 8

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Relay Race

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Line Following and Proportional Controls (EV3)

  • EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas

Linkage Warm Ups 2: LEGO Jumpers and Hoppers

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Steepest Incline

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Linkage Warm Ups 1: LEGO Punchers and the 4-Bar Linkage

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Silly Walks

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

New Cycles of Dr. E’s Challenges Are Here

  • BOOST, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • News

Hour of Code With Robotics

  • Cross-Platform, EV3, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • News

Cranes

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Harvey Mk II: Improved Quick EV3 Robot Build

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Rapidly Prototyping Strider – Smoother, Stronger, Faster

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Snail Car

  • BOOST, Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Ramp Climber

  • BOOST, Cross-Platform, EV3, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Hurricane Disaster Recovery

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

DIY Walkers: Klann’s Mechanical Spider

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Inspiration
  • Reflections

EV3 Sensors

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reference

Using PocketLab with Simple & Powered Machines

  • Machines & Mechanisms
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Insights From Robodogs Robotics Summer Camp

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Hexapod TrotBot: A classroom-friendly DIY walker

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Light and Dark Scavenger Hunt

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Make Way for Ducklings

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Featured

EV3 TrotBot Version 2: Inspired by a Galloping Horse

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Robotics challenges: Workshop handouts

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Meet Pi

  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy

A Week in the Life #12: Robot Monsters!

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

DIY Walkers: Strider

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

DIY Walkers: TrotBot using EV3

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Cookie Decorating Robot

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

NXT-NXT remote control in LabVIEW

  • LabVIEW, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

The Maze Challenge: Great for all levels and ages

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

DIY Walkers: The TrotBot walking mechanism

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

Dr. E’s Challenges: Meet the Leapers

  • EV3, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Crossing the Gap

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Rookie EV3 tip: Motor “On” mode

  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Create apps for NXT with MIT App Inventor

  • NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

A Week in the Life #11: Sumobot to Battlebot

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

A Week in the Life #10: Candy Sorter

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

A LEGO WeDo learning sequence for younger students

  • WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started

Dragster

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

The Sound of Music

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

NXT exercises – One approach

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Astronaut Tools

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Poseidon: Underwater exploration with EV3

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

A Week in the Life #8: Moving With Linkages

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy
  • Reflections

Design, build, and program recycling solutions

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Pedagogy

Robotics Competitions

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reference

GPS accuracy testing with LEGO bricks

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Iteration, collaboration, and documentation

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Energy losses

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Iteration and efficiency

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

TrotBot Walking Machine

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Featured

The Incredible Machine

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

EV3 Projectile Launcher

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Featured

From Sequential Programming to State Machines

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Greenhouse Challenge

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Boom-gate intersection (EV3 Hackathon 2015)

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Experimental determination of Pi

  • Cross-Platform
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas

Inside a Two-Step Simple Line Follower

  • EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas

Santa Claus’ sleigh

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Exploring Thresholds

  • Cross-Platform, EV3
  • Big Ideas
  • Challenge Ideas

Naked NXT/EV3 projects

  • EV3, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

WeDo activities and building projects

  • WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reference

Path planning in LabVIEW

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas

Carnival LEGO

  • Cross-Platform, Machines & Mechanisms
  • Challenge Ideas

Shake table

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

Virtual Explosion!

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

The 6 tile challenge

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

The Wave and Beyond

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

The Harvester: A quick EV3 robot build

  • EV3
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Look Ma, No USB! Untethering the WeDo

  • WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

RicEditor tutorial: Create a cannon game

  • LabVIEW
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Music box

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Fan-tastic

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Robo-Sundae: The Experiment

  • Cross-Platform, LabVIEW
  • Challenge Ideas

Strongest shape

  • Cross-Platform, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Light at the beginning of the tunnel

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Smart house

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas

Cross country adventure

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Clap-on clap-off!

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Echo locator

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Dancing robot

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Find the hidden letter

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

The Stubborn Car

  • EV3, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Tomb raider

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Ultrasonic touch guitar

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Zombie attack

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Sound display

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Drive in a square

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Tunnel vision

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Light theremin

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Amusement park ride

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Rotation sensor challenge

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas

How can we build a sturdy wall?

  • Cross-Platform, WeDo
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started

NXT Bluetooth Text Messenger

  • NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Things that go bump

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

Tractor pull

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX, ROBOLAB
  • Challenge Ideas

Voting booth

  • Cross-Platform, NXT, RCX
  • Challenge Ideas

NXT-A-Sketch

  • LabVIEW
  • Challenge Ideas
  • How To

Survival of the fittest: NXT style

  • NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections

NXT science / engineering fair experiments

  • Cross-Platform, LabVIEW, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Movement

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas

It’s not rocket science: Keep it simple!

  • Cross-Platform, NXT
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Getting Started
  • Pedagogy

The Robo-Basketballer challenge

  • Cross-Platform
  • Challenge Ideas
  • Reflections
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