What is it?
Founded at the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University in 2010, Hummingbird allows students to learn computer science and develop computational thinking skills by providing flexible and inspiring robotics products leveraging the micro:bit platform.
Tell me more!
Hummingbird Robotics kits allow students to build, customize, and program their own robots with micro:bit using craft materials and the electronic components provided. The Finch robot allows students to learn computer science and coding by having them program the robot in multiple block and text-based coding languages on any device.
Robotic Rube Goldberg Machine
- Challenge your students to design, build, and program their own robot to perform a simple task.
- Form groups of 2-3 students to incorporate at least two sensors, two simple machines, as well as normal, everyday items.
- Have students keep a lab journal to document their design, build, and programming process in order to refine and troubleshoot.
- Each group will present their set-up to the class and explain their simple machines.
