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Guide on Using the AlphaMini, an Intelligent Robot

Learn How to Programme Using the AlphaMini

UBTECh AI Super Assistant Curriculum

The curriculum, which is hosted on the UBTECH AI EDU platform, supports 15 theme courses for teaching artificial intelligence.  Based on practical problems, the course integrates organically multi-disciplinary knowlege such as knowledge such as science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics guided by project learning and problem-solving methods. With AlphaMini as the carrier, together with open source hardware, students can then learn to bring the robot's vision, sound, and other functional modules to life using graphical programming tools. They will experience the "charm" of AI in programming, which will stimulate their interest in learning science. Through the application of open source hardware, actuators and sensors, students can build intelligent equipment, make virtual and real interactive animation, explore the mystery of modern technological life and improve their scientific literacy comprehensively. This course emphasizes that students can use synthetically multi-disciplinary knowledge to understand, analyze and solve practical problems. The course takes around 30 hours to complete.

There are 15 topics in the course, each containing a lesson plan, textbook pages, evaluation sheets and PowerPoints.

 

Check out the video below for an overview of the curriculum.

UBTECH AI Super Assistant Kit

This kit is an add-on set for the AlphaMini and is used in combination with the AI Super Assistant Curriculum.

Included in the kit:

  • 1 Explore development board
  • 1 Servo driver
  • 2 Infrared sensors
  • 2 Touch sensors
  • 1 Light sensors
  • 1 Sound sensor
  • 2 LED light modules
  • 1 universal wheel
  • > 750 plastic parts
  • 1 Lithium battery

The kit, together with the AI Curriculum, allows students to build models such as the voice-controlled fan as shown below.

Voice-controlled Fan

Building instructions (in uCode shown below) and coding instructions (in the AI Super Assistant Curriculum on the UBTECH online platform) are provided for each model.