Skip to main content
FOSDEM PWA

Play robot football: program a CoCube with MicroBlocks

UD6.203 | Day 2 | 12:30 - 14:00 | Speakers: Kathy Giori

Play robot football: program a CoCube with MicroBlocks
A picture of one of the buildings at the ULB campus

Stream opens at 12:30 (Europe/Brussels)

Notes

Abstract

Score! Your goal will be to teach a CoCube robot how to "shoot a soccer ball into the net".

You'll first learn the basics: how to program a https://www.cocubefun.com/ using https://microblocks.fun.

Then you'll apply your new programming skills to shoot, and score!

Unless stated otherwise, FOSDEM Junior workshops are intended for children aged 7 to 17. Don't forget to bring your own laptop.

Speakers

Kathy Giori

Kathy Giori fills her desk with hardware that can be programmed using MicroBlocks, and enjoys teaching workshops. She has worked in Silicon Valley her whole career, and currently runs a small startup focused on providing affordable privacy solutions to consumers. At MicroBlocks, she supports global partnerships and outreach. She volunteers her time to support and evangelize MicroBlocks because she wants to bring better STEM opportunities to users around the world. She is a passionate advocate for open source software, hardware, and STEM learning that is accessible to all. She received her bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and her master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford.

Notice: The placeholder video image is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The original image can be found hereChanges made to the image are: Cropped the image to a new ratio, part of the image was cut off.