The Hydraulic Arm

For this project you've had to communicate with your partner, provide ideas, be open-minded to other people's ideas and show respect. Which disposition does this reflect?

This model resembles which kind of robot?

• Industrial robot

• Micro Robotics

• Megabot

• Military Robot

For this project you've had to fix issues, start over, seek and find ways to improve the model; you've felt frustrated but also kept going... which reflects which disposition?

Including the claw, how many syringes did you need?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6

Which life skills have you developed while working on building this design?

• Problem-solving

• Team work

• empathy

• resiliency

We did not do 1 water system in order to:

• Make the are go up and down.

• Make the claw open and close

• Make the arm rotate to left and right.

The claw is the most challenging step because you need to... (select 2)

• figure out how to place it on the arm.

• come up with your own design and measurements.

• find a way to make the claw destroy other hydraulic arms.

• do it in one class period.

When is the claw due?

• Today

• Next Class

• In a month, I hope

• No clue

The hydraulic arm is....

• a popsicle stick thingy with complicated syringes.

• a model of an industrial robot at a small scale.

• a 5-minute craft.

Which stem knowledge have you acquired through testing? (Pick 2)

• How we need stability and weight in the base of the arm in order for it to hold more weight.

• How the water can produce power in order to pull parts of a machine.

• How the popsicle sticks are important building parts.

• How we need a longer arm in order to pick bigger things.