by Kevin Myrick, Polk County Standard Journal
Students at Rockmart Middle School have kept their creations a bit more grounded and practical, using the Legos Mindstorms kits to put together robots that can bark and walk like a dog and balance on two wheels. The middle school’s robotics connection, taught by Geoffrey Sharpe who also organized the school’s robotics team, brought students from the program to the Polk County Board of Education meeting to show off their skills with bringing their Legos-based drones to life. Sharpe explained during a presentation to the board for their Jan. 12 session how the class has worked so far, and how the robotics competition works. It involves giving students pre-determined challenges and courses, and they have to figure out on their own how to build and program robots to achieve tasks put before them.
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