2017-2018 Argyle Robotics at AIS
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info provided by Mr. Jim Murphy
his year at Argyle Intermediate School, the robotics club has changed things up! The club activities have been a great opportunity for kids to engage in not just the building of a robot for competition, but to utilize a real world product development process to modify and improve their robots. Meeting times were structured to build students’ creative, cognitive, and critical thinking skills. Demonstrations provided learning opportunities for students to understand the basic building blocks to optimize their robots. This included many different areas of robotics from circuit board fabrication, making their own micro-bot, digital design, and engineering. Through this process, they
came to have a better understanding of robotics and other areas of discipline that surround digital technology! Jim Murphy, the Lead Innovator at JM Designs , lead the club this year with the assistance of Kelly Dillaman and several parent coaches. Mr. Murphy stated, ”We want to expose the students to innovation in the field of robotics and technology, as well as immerse them in an environment that pulls out their creative ideas to solve real problems.” You can check out the latest information, events, and activities at
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www.argylerobotics.org .
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