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S m ina s T e rm s R o b o tiC S e d u c a tio n B y C h ris tia n S . O c t. 1 9 th , 2 0 1 6 * V 1 *4 In R o b o tic s cla ss w e b u ild a n d c re a te p ro g ra m s fo r th e L e g o M in d s to rm s E V 3 R o b o ts so th a t it d o a ll k in d s o f th in g s . F o r e x a m p le w e m a d e S u m o B o ts la s t y e a r w ith th e b a s ic b o t th a t h a d to p u s h th e o th e r ro b o t o u t o f a rin g . A fte r w e c o m p e te d o n c e w e w e re a b le to p u t a n y k in d o f a tta c h m e n ts to h e lp o u r b o t w in . A n o th e r e x a m p le o f a p ro je c t fro m la s t w a s m a k in g R a ce B o ts. T h e s e b o ts h a d to g o in a s tra ig h t lin e a n d h a d to b e fa s te r th a n o u r o p p o n e n t. J u st lik e th e o th e r c o m p e titio n a fte r w e w e n t o n c e , w e w e re a b le to m a k e a d ju s tm e n ts to o u r c a r so th a t it w o u ld g o s tra ig h te r a n d fa s te r. 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