Servos and Steppers

Session 1

We will be exploring the four motors used to move its wheels, head and gripper. This includes teaching Sparki to shake its head, and write the first letter of…

Drawing with the Differential Drive

Session 4

We will be looking Sparki’s wheel system to control Sparki’s movement at a lower level. Armed with this new knowledge, we will be also teaching…

Other Features of Sparki

Session 5

We will be looking at Sparki’s accelerometer, magnetometer, RGB LED, piezo buzzer, and LCD display. We will also be learning how to use bluetooth to get…

Autonomous Sparki

Session 3

We will be exploring on how we can use what we have learned about sensors and motors to teach Sparki how to specifically react based on its environment. Namely…

Sensing Light, Surfaces, and Obstacles

Session 2

We will be exploring how Sparki can sense light, the darkness of the surface underneath it, and its distance from obstacles.. This includes…

The Robotics Workshop for Everyone — Printable Invitation

If you’ve always wanted to learn about…

Where to go from here

Session 6

Congratulations! You are now a Sparki robot master! :) I hope you are hungry to test your new found skills. Even if the workshop is over, there are still…

Teaching Sparki: Robotics Workshop in Metro Manila

Worksheets for Sparki Robotics Workshop

In line with the open-source philosophy of Nanica.io, we are releasing the worksheets used at our Sparki Workshops. Just email us at nanica.labs@gmail.com and we…

Workshop Outline

Session 0

Sparki is an open-source, Arduino-based, two-wheeled mobile robot by ArcBotics. It is designed for students of late-elementary age and above. It’s a great introduction for anyone who wants to learn more about robotics but don’t know where to start. You can…