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Robotics Competition, Years 8–10
Students choose wheels, motors, battery and sensors, build priority-based control rules, run a simulated competition course and evaluate performance, reliability and design trade-offs. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Years 8–10Guided investigationrobotics
Learning outcomes
- Design a robot to meet a brief.
- Write priority-based control rules.
- Evaluate design trade-offs.
Teaching guidance
Ask students to change one design choice at a time and record the effect.
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