March>>>Forward Challenge 1
Robot Stadium 🤖🏟️
How Can Robots Change the Game?
How are Robots Helping Humanity?🚀🌏
Robots are transforming the way we live—helping doctors perform surgeries, exploring deep space, and even navigating the deep ocean!
Companies like Advanced Navigation, our Challenge Collaborator, uses robotics and AI to guide autonomous vehicles on land, build underwater robots, and power spacecraft heading for the Moon!
Now, it’s your turn to think about how robots can improve our lives. Keep scrolling to find out what kind of special challenge we have prepared for you.
Quick Poll: How Can Robots Help Humans?
Pick your top choice! 👇
March Forward Challenge 1:
Design a Robot-Powered Stadium of the Future! 🏟️🤖
Your mission is to design a futuristic stadium or track ground that uses robotics and AI to improve the fan and athlete experience.
Follow the Engineering Design Process to complete this challenge!
Step 1: ASK – What is the problem? 🤔
Think about how robots can help in a stadium. Grab a pen and paper and write down everything you can think of. Here are some examples to help you get started:
🤖 A robotic guide to help direct people to their seats
🏃♀️A robot assistant to help athletes track their training progress
⚡ A robotic sensor to automatically adjust the stadium’s lighting and temperature depending on the weather
🍵A humanoid to take orders for your food and drink during a break, so you can skip the queue!
Step 2: IMAGINE – Brainstorm idea💡
Once you’ve narrowed down 3 to 5 (or maybe more!) types of robots, create a little profile for each of them. For example, what does it do? How does it do it? What does the design look like?
Here’s an example:
Robot type: Robotic seat guide
What it does: Helps direct people to their seats
How does it work: Simply scan your ticket in front of the robot’s camera. Watch it give you audio directions and wave its arms to show you which way to go!
The design: This is a one-metre tall robot. Its face is a camera for scanning tickets. It has two arms and travels on wheels. It has a built-in speaker. It is powered by batteries and can be charged wirelessly.
Step 3: PLAN – Draw Your Robot Stadium Idea 📝
Now, sketch out your stadium and add labels around to show where you want the robots to be! For example:
✅Five robotic seat guides, one for each entrance in the stadium
✅Robot assistants placed near the running tracks to help athletes track their training progress
✅Autonomous cleaning robots both inside and outside the stadium
✅Solar-powered drones in the sky to film and capture the event
Bonus Points!🎖️
Step 4: CREATE – Can You Build a Prototype?
Pick a robot. Use LEGO, craft materials, or a digital drawing tool to turn your idea into reality!
⚠️WARNING: Avoid using real electronic components in your robot, unless guided by an adult.
Step 5: IMPROVE – What Would You Change?
🤖 Show your work to a friend, teacher or family member and ask them to share what they think. Would your stadium need more robots? Can you design more energy-efficient systems? Can the solar-power drones continue to work if the sun is not out?
🏟️Collect their feedback, and use them to improve your robot and stadium design!
🚀 Ready to March Forward with your stadium innovation? Let’s go! 🎉
WIN!! An Awesome Electronic Set or Lego Kit 😲
Have an adult or teacher take a photo of your masterpiece (including your stadium design sketch and the robot you built).
📩Submit your entry to hello@gdostem.com.au for a chance to win an electronic set or Lego kit to explore more about electronics and robotics!
⚠️Note: Make sure to get your parent’s permission before you share anything.
So, let’s get these challenges started…
AND…If you finish all of the 5 challenges, you will be entered into the Grand Prize Draw to win a brand-new iPad.
Remember all completed entries must be submitted by the closing of the event: March 16th at 5pm AEST (Queensland time)!
