1st Year Desktop Lamp

The Lamp Update !!!

After all their hard work and a belated post regarding how the students got on, we can finally reveal their finished lamps. Good work guys.

LC Technology

Villier's Sumo Roboteers

Congratulations to all the 5th year technology students who took part in the inaugural Irish Mini Sumo Robot Tournament which was recently held in Galway. Thirty two teams from all over Ireland took part and battled it out to capture the bragging rights to be recognised as the best Mini Sumo Robot in Ireland. Considering all the programming difficulties and last minute adjustments to the robots, it was a great achievement by everyone who took part especially those who reached the finals of the competition. Special congratulations to Jonathan Powell, Kerrie Ahern and Niamh Kennedy in reaching the semi-final and final of the competition respectively.

 

Roboteers: Prince Bossman, Senan Moore, Paul Byrne, Niamh Kennedy, Kerrie Ahern, Javier Gil, Giorgio Hartmann, Niall Poff, Evan Kennedy, Conor Grace, Jonathan Powel and Pablo Llovet.

 



 

JC Technology

Picaxe 8 Pin Proto Board Wiring Diagram (8m2 chip)

A lot of confusion exists for students when wiring this project board.  Of course it can be configured for numerous input/output options but generally I advise Junior Certificate students to set them as explained in the diagram below. It allows for a good range of output options specifically suited for their JC projects.

5th DCG

Sketching Exercises

Students never fail to impress in demonstrating natural and attained skills in the art of freehand sketching. Learning this lifelong skill helps students in communicating their ideas while reflecting on geometry which exists in everyday items.