Spybot Robotics
with LEGO®s

Build interesting vehicles and machines with a LEGO microcomputer and then control them with a remote. You will create a winged robot creature, car, all-terrain explorer and insectoid. Work with geartrains, caterpillar treads, a touch sensor, and plenty of other building pieces.

You’ll work on a different project each day, building from instructions, and then customizing your creation for high performance! Then, run your robots in games and challenges.

Please Note: Students take home a CD containing a video of themselves with some projects and project building instructions, plus their talking animations. STUDENTS DO NOT TAKE HOME THE LEGO PROJECTS OR PIECES.

What's new if my child has taken a Spybots class before?

If you took a Spybots class with TechKnowHow before, we have 3 new building projects this year - a winged creature, a robot explorer and insectoid - plus new designs for a racer car and an all-terrain vehicle.
Our computer component and afternoon activities are brand new. You'll create animated talking LEGO characters, work on problem-solving computer adventures, and be introduced to programming concepts, by creating instructions for a robot car to solve challenges.

What's different between this and the Ultimate Builders class?

In Spybots, students build robots and control them with a remote. In Ultimate Builders, students "program" robot instructions by pressing buttons on the microcomputer and watching their robots perform the tasks independently. Spybots involves more activity time with missions controlled with the remotes, while Ultimate Builders tend to involve more building time and a greater variety of constructions. The afternoon projects are different in each class as well.

This class for Summer 2008 is being held at the following locations:
 

Burlingame Week of 8-11
Campbell Week of 7-14
Dublin-Pleasanton Week of 7-14
Fremont Week of 6-16
Menlo Park Week of 7-14
Palo Alto-Addison Week of 6-30 and 7-21 and 7-28
Palo Alto-Los Altos Week of 7-28 and 8-04 and 8-11

San Francisco-Brandeis Hillel Week of 7-21
San Francisco-Corpus Christi Week of 6-23
San Jose-Blossom Hill/ Santa Teresa Week of 7-07
San Mateo Week of 6-23
Santa Clara Week of 7-21
Sunnyvale Week of 6-23

Afternoon Computer Time Includes:
Create talking animations with pictures of LEGO® mini figures, plus work on problem-solving computer adventures.