RoboCupJunior @ Durham Public Schools

This page is for schedules, discussion, and resources related to the RoboCupJunior program.

• Duke/Durham Public Schools Robotics Program teams

• Quick Start Guide to computer control and robotics using LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS for Schools from LEGO Education. This

manual only has features up to ROBOLAB 2.5.

• Guides from ROBOLAB @ Tufts
  • Using ROBOLAB: User guide for ROBOLAB. It’s comprehensive and current as of version 2.9.
  • ROBOLAB Reference Guide 1.4: a very thorough description of all of the icons, commands, and extensions to ROBOLAB.
  • LEGO Building Guide: some rather helpful pointers on building LEGO robots. Examples include how to gear down a robot or how to effectively mount the RCX and motors.
  • ROBOLAB Troubleshooting Guide: This guide addresses common problems setting up, building, programming, and testing LEGO robots.

• One motor robot: simple robot that can uses one motor to drive two wheels. It cannot turn, but it can be used with the ROBOLAB Pilot 1 and Pilot 2 programs.

• Tankbot: robot on tank treads that can turn. The design can be easily extended with sensors.
• Dual-differential drive robot: robot that uses a design with a differential to drive straight. One motor controls moving forward. The other one controls turning. While this robot is substantially more challenging to build, it is very useful

in cases where driving straight is necessary.

• Official site
• RCJ Rescue
• Recent Events
  • RoboCupJunior 2006 in Bremen, Germany
  • RoboCupJunior Northeast Regional from May 12-13, 2005

* Duke NSBE Chapter