FISCHERTECHNIK: 2015 Results

A year ago, I met a wonderful PakPak project and people who carry programming and robotics to the masses of children. I then wrote the article “FISCHERTECHNIK: Chemotronics, Ionistors, Electrochemical Supercapacitors Inside the Children's Designer for Programmers” (this is where you can choose a gift for a new year). I was struck by the hardcore nature of their designers combined with a very human approach in their own training courses ( “Robocourse: teaching children programming and robotics” ).

They also have an amazing selection of old school children's books on programming and robotics , but now old school computers have begun to appear. Thus, they themselves, without knowing it, are building a children's hackspace.
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What's new in 2015

ROBOTICS TXT controller with computer vision functions

ROBOTICS TXT controller is based on two microprocessors with ARM architecture: TI AM3352 and STM32F105. The solution using two microprocessors allows you to unload the main processor on which Linux is running, from tasks related to processing input and output signals in real time.

The controller is programmed in the ROBO Pro environment or in C, C ++, C # and VB languages.


Overview of the controller internals

Designer Mini Bots

Designer Mini Bots . These are robots for the little ones themselves. It has a control unit that does not need to be programmed. Everything is already programmed. Simply select the desired algorithm using the switch.

Basics of pneumatics

Basics of pneumatics . Demonstrates the basics of pneumatics during the game. With it, children will learn the behavior of pneumatic systems, learn how a pneumatic pump, cylinders and manual distribution valves work.

Compressed air is forced into the pneumatic system using a hand pump. It then enters the pneumatic cylinders, which drive various mechanisms. Small manual valves are used to distribute compressed air.

From the designer you can assemble an excavator and four more models.

Solar cars

Solar cars . Playing with the models of this set, the children will see how the sunlight turns into electrical energy and further into the movement of the models that they collected with their own hands.

They will be able to use the children's pool or pond in the garden and compete on a catamaran and boat, whose base is made of high-quality foam. Children will learn how a car and a fan powered by solar energy function.

Robokurs

Two franchisee partners appeared. One in Moscow, and the other in the harsh Chelyabinsk.
A new program is being prepared for those who have already completed our first 5 courses and become familiar with computer management technologies. The guys will learn control systems based on the ATMEL AVR ATmega single-chip controller using the C ++ programming language and the Arduino board. The objects of management for practical classes will be from the designer FISCHERTECHNIK.

Master class in Norilsk

Developed and run-in program for an exit one-day workshop on robotics for schoolchildren. The event lasts 7 hours with three breaks for lunch and warm-up. We went with this program to Monchegorsk and Norilsk.

[ report with photos ]

Several inspirational photos from training courses

Robotron

Robotron 1715 . Where is the Enter key?


Before everything started, there was such a state

Plans for 2016

Grigory Zaitsev:
“Next year we plan to take up the mind and complete the preparation of materials for a children's book on computer control technologies. Maybe we will publish it. We will not guess.
I want to meet new interesting people, to conduct classes in cities that have not yet been.
As an option, you can organize phishertechnik-con without any competitions, where people can show each other their crafts and models and simply communicate comfortably. ”