Team Resources

 

This page is to assist new teams learn more about the basics with their robot and guiding them to other free resources on the web. The EV3 robotic community is a large and generous community that share information across the globe to assist newbies with learning more about robotics. Each new coach has a different background and may not have any experience with robotics or programing or engineering and that’s OKAY.

The WRO promotes a “Let’s learn together” approach and it’s a coach’s job to guide the participants into the right direction and not to just give them the answer. Below are a few helpful resources to guide you through your first season with the WRO. Remember, its about the fun, the team work and the friendships.

Starting A Team

Recommended EV3 Lessons

  Out of the Box – Intro to the EV3

  1. What’s in the Box?

    2. For new EV3 kits. First thing you will want to do is sort all the pieces in the kit. This will make it easier to find the pieces needed to build the EV3 Robot.


  2. Download the EV3 Education Software

    3. Choose the Platform/Device needed and then choose the language

    • After downloading the software go to the Getting Started with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 page. There are 3 short videos that take you through the Set-up of a new EV3 Kit, Learning the basics for programming the EV3 Brick and Creating & Controlling Your Robot.

  Brick Basics

  1. Brick Basics: A user guide to all the bricks that are built-in on the EV3 Brick.
  2. Intro to On-Brick Programming: An introduction on how to program directly on the Brick.

  Build your First Robot – Robot Educator

Build the Robot Educator Model
This is the build for the Robot Educator model from the booklet that comes with the EV3 Kit.

  • Straight Move
    An introduction to how to make the EV3 Robot Educator move in a straight line using the EV3 Education Software.
    Time: 30 minutes
  • Curved Move
    An introduction to how to turn the EV3 Robot Educator using the EV3 Education Software.
    Time: 30 minutes
  • Autonomous Parking
    Have the EV3 Robot Educator base model park itself parallel, angled and perpendicular.
    Time: 45-90 minutes

Additional building Instructions for the Robot Educator.

  • Color Sensor Down build
    Using the EV3 Robot Educator build as a base, this link will instruct how to attach the color sensor pointing down to detect lines, colors and light.
    Line Detection Lesson
    Line detection is an important part of WRO challenges. This lesson will assist with learning how to program the color sensor to follow a line.
    Time: 45-90 minutes
  • Color Sensor Forward build
    Using the Robot Educator build as a base, this link will instruct how to attach the color sensor pointing forward to measure distances.
  • Gyro Sensor build
    Using the EV3 Robot Educator build as a base, this link will instruct how to attach the gyro sensor.
    Turning Using Sensor lesson
    Learn to program the EV3 Robot Educator to turn using the Gyro Sensor to complete a point turn using an exact angle.
    Time: 45-90 minutes
  • Medium Motor Driving Base
  • Touch Sensor Drive Base build
    Using the Robot Educator base model this lesson will instruct how to attach the touch sensor.
    Time: 15-30 minutes
    Reversing Safely lesson
    This lesson will assist with learning how to program the touch sensor to back-up the robot.
    Time: 45-90 minutes
  • Ultrasonic Sensor Driving Base build Adding the Ultrasonic Sensor to the EV3 Robot Educator base build.
    Object Detection Lesson Lesson
    Learn to program the EV3 Robot Educator to avoid objects with the Ultrasonic Sensor.
    Time: 45-90 minutes.

  Program your Robot to Move

WeDo 2.0

  Out of the Box - Intro to the WeDo 2.0

  1. What’s in the Box?

    2. For new WeDo 2.0 kit users. First thing you will want to do is sort all the pieces in the kit. This will make it easier to find the pieces needed to build with the WeDo 2.O kits.


  2. Download the WeDo 2.0 Education Software

    3. Choose the Platform/Device needed and then choose the language

    • After downloading the software go to the Getting Started with WeDo 2.0 page. There are step-by-step instructions on getting started with the WeDo 2.0 and a short video introduction.

  Helpful Online Resources

Websites

User Groups

  Pratice Table Builds