Interacting with Robots in Everyday Life | MakeIT x TOYL

Important Notice 

This programme/event is open to members of the National Library Board, Singapore and those who are aged 50 years and above. Please ensure you have your myLibrary username on hand before proceeding with the registration. If you do not have a myLibrary username, you can create one here: https://account.nlb.gov.sg/.

About the Programme

This workshop is for participants aged 50 and above.

Robots are increasingly being integrated into our everyday lives due to their convenience and relatively lower cost as compared to human labour. You might have seen or interacted with the cleaning robots in shopping malls or food delivery robots in restaurants, but have you ever wondered how these robots sense their environments to avoid obstacles as they move about?

Join us as we teach you the basics of how such robots work through engaging in hands-on coding of the Qdee, a wheeled educational robot that works with micro:bit*!

*The micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that has been introduced in many schools worldwide to encourage students to come up with innovative solutions with coding.

In this introduction to coding, participants will learn:

• What a micro:bit is and how it works;

• A block-based programming language used for the micro:bit – Microsoft MakeCode; and 

• How to code the Qdee robot using micro:bit so that it can sense its surroundings and make decisions based on what it detects. 

This programme is suitable for beginners. No prior knowledge of programming is needed to participate. 

Laptops will be provided for the workshop. 

About the Series

MakeIT X Time of Your Life (TOYL) aims to discover the maker in all of us and empower seniors to create using digital fabrication technologies. Through the shared experience of making, we aspire to foster a sense of community and open up opportunities to create new relationships, develop new skills and learn from one another.

Please note the following: 

• All participants are required to register for a ticket. Each ticket admits 1 person only. Please present your ticket when you enter the library and the event venue. 
• Arrive 10 mins before the session commences. Seats of late attendees may be given to those in the waitlist. 
• NLB reserves the right to deny entry to participants who do not abide by the ground rules. 
• Please note that photos and/or videos of this programme and its participants may be taken.

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• NLB Mobile App Users – go.gov.sg/toyl-evbm 
• Desktop Users – go.gov.sg/toyl-evbd