| Roamer Discovery at every turn |
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| Roamer’s ancestors were the Turtle and a product called Big Trak – a toy made by Milton Bradley. Teacher’s liked Big Trak for its simple programmable capability. Not surprisingly they did not like the fact that it was a tank. |
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| When designing Roamer we asked what should it look like? Guess what happens when you ask 100 children this question – you get 100 different answers. That’s when we decided that we should let the students create their own designs. |
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| The great thing about this is the educational opportunities it offers. It engages students in the design process – a way of thinking, an educational paradigm. The design process is a way of solving problems: this in itself is educationally potent but it also is a wonderful source of ideas for Roamer projects. |
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| The Design Manual, originally sold as part of the design pack is now available as a free download. |
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| “If a student decides they want the robot to be a dog it raises the question what should the dog look like? How does a dog behave. How do we program the robot to mimic that behaviour.” |
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Dave Catlin
Valiant CEO and Roamer Designer |
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| ► Free Roamer Design Resource |
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| ► Examples of Student Design Work |
