Edison Programmable Robot Guides

There are lots of resources available for you to get the most fun and learning from your Edison Programmable Robot.  You can find them all at www.meetedison.com.  Some of the great information you’ll find includes:

Programming Edison with Barcodes

EdCreate Activity Guides

Activity Books

EdMat Robot Activity Mat

  

EdCreate

The EdCreate Edison robot creator’s kit is a construction system consisting of 115 interlocking building blocks, pegs, gears, and other parts. The individual EdCreate pieces are designed with studs and holes which are compatible with Edison robots and any other LEGO brick compatible building system

The EdCreate system can be used with Edison robots to complete five EdBuild projects:

  • the EdTank,
  • the EdDigger,
  • the EdRoboClaw,
  • the EdCrane, and
  • the EdPrinter.

The EdBuild projects require progressive levels of coding capabilities, making them a perfect addition to the Edison programming and robotics curriculum.

EdCreate can also be used in a wide range of open-ended engineering, design and programming challenges. Open-ended projects, including the EdCreate EdChallenges, promote creative problem solving and give students opportunities to find STEM applications to real-world scenarios.

One EdCreate kit can be used to create five different EdBuilds and a range of other engineering and design challenges. The kit can also be expanded with other LEGO brick compatible building system parts.

Teaching Guide

The EdCreate teacher’s guide complements the EdCreate EdBuilds and EdChallenges, providing teachers and instructors with:

  • supplementary supporting information about the EdBuilds,
  • activity extension ideas,
  • programming projects, and
  • further information on using EdCreate in the classroom environment.  

Download the teacher’s guide to EdCreate

EdBuild – EdTank

The EdTank is actually two builds in one: the basic EdTank and the complete EdTank with rubber band cannon.

The basic EdTank uses one Edison robot which can be programmed to drive forwards, backwards and spin right or left using barcodes and a TV or DVD remote control. The complete EdTank includes a second Edison robot which controls the firing of the rubber band cannon.

  • Difficulty rating: 1 [EdTank (basic)]  2 [EdTank (complete)]
  • Recommended age: 8+ 
  • Programming skills needed: Barcodes and remote control

Download the EdTank build instructions

EdBuild – EdDigger

The EdDigger is a remote-controlled excavator, or digger, with a scoop that you can drive around (forwards, backwards and spin right or left). The digger scoop of the EdDigger can lift or lower and can carry small objects, such as parts from the EdCreate kit.

  • Difficulty rating: 2
  • Recommended age: 8+ 
  • Programming skills needed: Barcodes and remote control

Download the EdDigger build instructions

EdBuild – EdRoboClaw

The EdRoboClaw is a remote-controlled articulated robotic arm. You will be able to drive the EdRoboClaw forwards, backwards and spin it right or left. You will also be able to open and close the claw to pick up and carry an object, such as one of the EdCreate beams. 

  • Difficulty rating: 3
  • Recommended age: 8+ 
  • Programming skills needed: Barcodes and remote control

Download the EdRoboClaw build instructions

EdBuild – EdCrane

The EdCrane is a remote-controlled crane with a magnetic hook which you can raise and lower. The magnetic hook of the EdCrane can lift or lower small ferrous-metal objects, such as metal paper clips or small screws, as well as the metal peg from the EdCreate kit. The metal peg can be attached to one of the parts from the EdCreate kit, such as a 3-hole beam, and used with the magnetic hook. 

  • Difficulty rating: 4
  • Recommended age: 10+ 
  • Programming skills needed: Barcodes and remote control AND EdWare OREdPy

Download the EdCrane build instructions

EdBuild – EdPrinter

The EdPrinter is a pen plotter which is run using two Edison robots programmed using EdPy. By attaching a writing utensil, such as a felt-tip pen, inserting paper into the base of the EdPrinter, and using a set of basic functions in EdPy, the EdPrinter can be programmed to create a range of different shapes. 

  • Difficulty rating: 5
  • Recommended age: 12+ 
  • Programming skills needed: EdPy

Download the EdPrinter build instructions

EdCreate EdChallenges

Spark your student’s imaginations! These free-form challenges are open-ended engineering design projects perfect for getting students to think creatively, be resourceful and inventive. The EdCreate EdChallenges are designed to encourage creative problem solving, exploration, and the tangible application of learned skills.

All of the EdCreate EdChallenges require the use of an Edison robot. Any of the components included in the EdCreate creator’s kit, as well as additional Edison robots and any other materials selected by students, may also be used.

Download the EdCreate EdChallenges set

EdCreate resources – complete set 

The complete set of EdCreate resources contains the following PDFs:

  • instructions for all 5 EdBuilds,
  • the EdCreate teacher’s guide, and
  • the EdCreate EdChallenges.

Download the complete set of EdCreate resources

We want to make robotics and computer science education available to everyone, which is why these teaching resources have been released under a Creative Commons license. You are free to use these resources as they are, translate them, share them or use them as the base to develop your own customized lessons.

The EdCreate teaching resources set by Brenton O’Brien and Kat Kennewell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://www.meetedison.com.

EdCreate resources translation kit

Looking to translate the EdCreate resources into another language? Download the translation kit to get the editable files you will need.

Explore more with the Edison robot

Edison offers hours of fun and engaging STEM learning activities for kids at every stage of their robotics and computer science journey. These activity resources can be used on their own or in addition to the lesson plans designed for using Edison in the classroom setting. 

Build, create and invent

Enrich your kids’ STEM education experience through interactive engineering and programming projects by using Edison together with LEGO bricks.

Edison works with any LEGO brick compatible building system, including the EdCreate robot creator’s kit, which lets you create an incredible range of programmable robotic projects. Use EdCreate to build 5 different projects, invent solutions to open-ended design challenges or make your own incredible creation!

Discover Edison’s capabilities with free activity books

Get started using Edison by learning what the robot can do through self-paced EdBook activity books.

Build familiarity with the Edison robot’s sensors and capabilities by learning how to control the robot with pre-set barcodes. Then kickstart your computer programming adventures by programming Edison with different programming languages.

The free-to-download EdBooks are a great way to introduce robotics and programming basics to beginners and anyone new to using Edison. Each illustrated EdBook progresses through the main concepts of controlling or programming the robots and is perfect for use at home or as extensions to the classroom lesson plans.See all activity books

Get engaged with the activity mat

The EdMat activity may is an A1 size (23in x 33in) mat perfect for getting started with Edison and for ongoing use as a test mat for all your Edison creations and programs. 

The free-to-download EdMat is designed to make running robot activities such as line following and bounce in borders with Edison simple to set up and loads of fun. The EdMat includes six barcodes that activate pre-installed programs including ‘follow a torch’, ‘line tracking’ and ‘sumo wrestle’. Using EdMats in the classroom makes it easy to set up ‘robot testing stations’ for students to try out their programs.

Get the EdMat

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