“If you want to be on the bleeding edge, sometimes you’re going to get cut!” Figuratively of course! True words nonetheless from a pioneering student at Northridge High School taking on the challenge of teaching the schools GO1 Quadruped how to utilize Computer Vision. You may remember Joe Miller from a previous educator spotlight – […]
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DroneBlocks to introduce a research-grade drone tailored specifically for K-12 education. This aims to fill the void left by the now-discontinued DJI Tello Drone. […]
Teach Your GO1 to Detect a Treat Using Computer Vision! The DroneBlocks team is always mining for new tricks to teach our Robot Dog. And any time fresh inspiration comes from a fellow tinkerer – we invite them to join the Curriculum team to share their knowledge with our eager community. That’s just what happened […]
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Charting Exciting Pathways in the DroneBlocks Simulator If you are a member of the DroneBlocks Community, you may have already witnessed some of Luigi Torelli’s ambitiously imaginative flight paths in the DroneBlocks simulator. Luigi revels in concocting complex and entertaining designs that are built using dynamic geometric paths…sometimes appearing as a roller coaster and others […]
Need some excitement to kick off the new school year? The FAA has released its FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program to attract future aircraft pilots! Learn more The USDOT and the FAA will assist in providing educational experiences designed to prepare high school students throughout the Nation to become aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, […]
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DroneBlocks continues its roll-out of original Unitree Go1 Programming by introducing a new tutorial featuring OpenAI’s ChatGPT. You may remember us covering a similar topic – using ChatGPT to prompt our Tello Drones using “layman’s instructions” that was inspired by Microsoft’s Autonomous Robotics Team’s experiments. Needless to say, the Go1 is a bit more advanced […]
Collect Data, Program & Learn like a Machine! Watched any good movies lately? Well if you have, it was likely recommended to you by a streaming service utilizing Machine Learning. Did your smartphone spell-check your last text? That’s machine learning too! If you’ve ever seen a self-guided vacuum bump into a couch, and then turn […]
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DroneBlocks visited Northport High School for their annual STEM Day, where robots were tinkering, creativity was buzzing and Drones were flying! Elementary students were encouraged to engage with dozens of STEM activities to spur their interest and explore their curiosities. The fair was led by Technology and Engineering teachers from the district, with help from […]
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Learn Python – 10 Minutes a day for 14 Days You may have noticed the many fantastic DroneBlocks courses available that utilize Python to program your Tello Drones. However – we also understand some educators might have been hesitant or unable to dive-in due to lack of experience in Python or curbed by the intimidation […]
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Creating a Pathway for Students to become Makers! Northridge High School was eager to kick off its new Computer Science department. So they had a meeting room – modified into a Maker Space. Spare pandemic funding – converted into STEM Robots. And last but not least, a Social Studies teacher – transitioned to full-time Computer […]
Read More… from Educator Spotlight, Joe Miller from Northridge High School