Smart Chameleon Lamp

During the camp 'Geometry Adventures: From Tessellations to Ancient Theorems plus Robotic Illuminations' children aged 11 and over will build a Smart Chameleon Lamp.
Robots come in all different shapes and sizes and in this camp our senior pupils will build and programme a static robot that works as a smart lamp as well as a night light.
Pupils will assemble a robotics lamp from its components comprising an LED strip for illumination, a microprocessor to be programmed, batteries and sensors so the robot can ‘see’ its surroundings.
This particular robot is designed to be sensitive to colour. If a person approaches wearing a red T shirt, the lights on the robot lamp will turn red. A yellow item of closing in will produce a yellow glow and so on.
The robot’s success in reacting to colours is of course dependent on its correct assembly, positioning of its sensors and being properly programmed, all of which will be taught during the camp.
The lamp has a soft glow that makes it useful as bedside night light. Once completed, children can take their projects home to enjoy and show off what they have learned.