LAPORAN ROBOTIK KALI KE - 5 PERINGKAT KEBANGSAAN BERTEMPAT DI PUSAT SAINS NEGARA

TEMPAT : PUSAT SAINS NEGARA KUALA LUMPUR
TARIKH 30 SEPTEMBER - 2 OKTOBER 2009

Sekolah Menengah Sains Sabah telah menghantar 3 pasukan robotik untuk menyertai Pertandingan Robotik Kebangsaan 2009 yang berlangsung di Pusat Sains Negara, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. Seramai 9 orang pelajar dan seorang guru pengiring terlibat dalam pertandingan ini. Kategori pertandingan yang disertai oleh SMESH ialah:

a) Robot Planting ( Lower Secondary)- Emir Eusoffe, Mohd. Nisham Chong, Mohd Amnan bin Mohd Kassim

b) Robot Energizing ( Upper Secondary) - Isamuddin Ismail, Humphrey, Salman Paulmie

c)Open Category ( Lower Secondary) - Mohd Amnan bin Mohd Kassim, Aizuddin Aguse, Qhairul Bakri dan Mohd Syukri ( mentor)

Keputusan Pertandingan

a) Robot Planting - Johan

b) Robot Energizing- Naib Johan

c) Open Category - Best Innovative Award & Excellent Award (6)

Pasukan yang menjadi Johan akan mewakili Malaysia ke World Robot Olympiad 2009 yang akan berlangsung di Pohang, Korea Selatan pada 6 - 8 November 2009. Tahniah dan syabas kepada semua peserta SMESH yang telah mengambil bahagian dalam NRC 2009 dan mencapai kejayaan yang membanggakan.

SMESH bertaraf dunia !!!!!

Laporan LEGO Engineering Conference Singapore 2008

Pada 10hb. Mac 2008 saya telah bertolak ke Singapura untuk menyertai LEGO Engineering Conference yang telah diadakan di Singapore Science Centre. Malaysia telah menghantar 3 orang peserta untuk mengikuti Conference ini. Saya tiba di Singapura pada pukul 2.00pm dengan menaiki kapal terbang yang sampai ke Changi Airport secara terus. Saya telah bertemu dengan 2 orang peserta yang lain di tempat penginapan iaitu YMCA International House di Orchard Road.

LEGO Engineering Conference ini dianjurkan bersama oleh Singapore Science Centre, National University of Singapore, Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach dan LEGO. LEGO Engineering Conference ini telah dihadiri oleh oleh peserta-peserta dari Malaysia, Singapura, Philipina, Denmark dan Jepun. LEGO Engineering Conference bertujuan memahirkan peserta tentang penggunaan LEGO MINDSTORMS dan robotik kit dalam penggajaran sains dan matematik. Selain daripada itu peserta juga dapat belajar menjadikan robotik kit alat untuk mengajar kreativiti dan inovasi dan seterusnya menghasilkan product di pasaran yang akan meningkatkan kualiti hidup kita.

Pada 11hb.Mac 2008, Conference dimulakan pada 9.00am dengan ucapan alu-aluan daripada Prof. Marcelo Hang dari National University of Singapore. Seramai 50 peserta telah menyertai Conference pada kali ini. Majlis diteruskan dengan ucapan utama yang disampaikan oleh Prof. Chris Rogers dari Tufts University, Medford, USA. Semua peserta berhenti selama 30 minit untuk mengambil sarapan pagi. Majlis disambung dengan pembentangan kertas kerja. Sebanyak 5 kertas kerja telah dibentangkan pada simposium kali ini. Saya telah diberi penghormatan untuk membentangkan satu kertas kerja yang bertajuk “ Application of LEGO Robotic Kit in Senior High School Physics”. Melalui simposium ini, saya telah mendapat satu gambaran yang jelas apa yang berlaku di negara maju seperti Singapore dalam perlaksanaan sistem pengajaran dan pembelajaran dengan bantuan LEGO Robotic Kit. Saya juga mendapat gambaran bagaimana LEGO Robotic Kit boleh digunakan untuk mengajar mata pelajaran engineering. Peserta-peserta dihidangkan dengan makan tengahari yang lazat selapas simposium tersebut. Sesi di sebelah petang diambil-alih oleh Prof. Chris Rogers yang merupakan pereka software MINDSOTRM dan ROBOLAB. Prof. Chris Rogers telah mengajar peserta-peserta bagaimana menggunakan Robolab Investigator untuk menjalankan aktiviti pengumpulan data dan data analisis. Ini adalah teknik yang amat berguna sekali terutamanya bagi guru-guru. Dengan teknik ini, Robot boleh membantu dalam menjalankan eksperimen dalam kelas dan boleh membantu pengumpulan data kerja lapangan seperti dalam mata pelajaran geografi, biologi dan banyak bidang lain.

Pada 12hb. Mac 2008, kami telah berkesempatan untuk melawat ke Rulang Primary School, Jurong East, Singapore yang mempunyai pengalaman luas dalam menggunakan Robot untuk P&P. Kami telah dibawa untuk melawat ke sekeliling sekolah dan terutama sekali bilik robotik sekolah tersebut yang luas dan serba lengkap. Sekolah tersebut mempunyai 48 set robot NXT disamping robot-robot lain. Visi sekolah tersebut ialah, pelajar-pelajar mesti menguasai kemahiran memprogramkan robot semasa mereka melangkah keluar dari sekolah tersebut. Sekolah ini mempunyai satu program yang lengkap menggunakan robot dalam setiap mata pelajaran untuk menarik minat pelajar terhadap pelajaran. Contohnya, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Inggeris dan Geografi yang agak membosankan. Sekolah ini juga mempunyai pencapaian yang sangat baik di peringkat antarabangsa dalam bidang robotik. Selain daripada itu, kami juga berkesempatan untuk menyaksikan ROBOFEST yang sedang diadakan di sekolah tersebut. Saya telah bertolak balik ke Kota Kinabalu melalui Changi Airport pada pukul 2.15pm.

Saya ingin merakamkan setinggi-tinggi terima kasih kepada Pusat Perkembangan Kurikulum, Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia dan Sasbadi Sdn. Bhd. kerana memilih dan membiayai lawatan saya kali ini. Saya juga berterima kasih kepada pihak sekolah kerana memberikan peluang kepada saya untuk melawat ke negara lain untuk melihat pekembangan Robotik.

Working Papaer on Robotic Research Centre

Robotics Adventure Centre

Introduction

Sabah Sains Secondary School is going global. The school is heading its way to become one of the well known school in the country as well as internationally according to the Principal Tn. Haji Zaini bin Zair. The mission of the school is ‘SMESH as the centre of excellent for world class education’. In order to achieve the mission, one of the niche area which have been chosen to represent the school is robotics. This is because robotics has become an increasing important subject of study in the world of science and technology today. The school already possesses some of the basic requirements to become excellent in robotics. To mention a few, the school has 14 set of LEGO NXT 9797 Robotics Kit with accessories, the school has represented Malaysia three times in the international robotics competition and the school also has enough trainer for Robotics including student trainers. The time has come for the school to have a proper Robotics Adventure Centre in order to excel in the field of Robotics for the years to come. Early exposure of Robotics subject to the students is important. There is an added advantage to the student if they are exposed to the Robotics Education at their younger age parallel with the ICT subject in the school.

Robotics Adventure Centre

Sabah Science Secondary School (SMESH) is in drastic need for a Robotics Adventure Centre for the students. This is because of the increasing number of students interested in Robotics.


In order to achieve the mission of the school, the Robotic In School Programme has been launched.



The tactical plan for the Robotic In School Program consists of two important strategies:
Robotic in Education Program
Robotic Club
Robotic in Education Program selects the Form 1 (12 years old) and Form 2 (13 years old) students as the target to start robotic education. SMESH needs a room that can accommodate 30 students. Without a proper centre, the implementation of Robotics Syllabus faced a big problem.
SMESH also needs a place to conduct Robotic Club activities. Students can start and continue their project at a fixed place without disturbance.


Advantage of Robotics Adventure Centre

SMESH as the centre of Excellence in robotics study. Most of the students in Sabah are not expose to the subject of Robotics. SMESH can expand the knowledge and skill of Robotics to school in the surrounding area and all over Sabah state. The school has enough resources to conduct training for teachers and students in Sabah. Our students also will play a very important role as trainer and facilitator in the Robotics Education.

Centre of Innovation and Creativity. Students can turn their idea to become reality with robotics prototyping. Robotics Adventure Centre provides a place for them to realise and display their idea.

Robotics Club. Robotics Adventure Centre can become the location to house the Robotics Club. Member of the club can start projects of their own in robotic club throughout the year. Robotics Adventure Centre provides a good place for that.

All students expose to the knowledge and skill of Robotics. Robotics Adventure Centre becomes a Laboratory for all the student to improve programming skill and creativity. All students should be able to do basic programming to instruct Robot to execute a simple task when they graduated from the school.

The suggested layout for Robotics Adventure Centre as in the above diagram has a capacity of 30 students including hardware such as computers and Lego Education Kit. This room is designed in such a way to enable effective Robotics Lesson to be conducted. The Robotics Adventure Centre also provides an ample space for the students to learn and explore robotics through Discovery Learning. Students are require to follow a systematic syllabus in Basic Robotics first before they can explore on their own into various field of robotics. Project Based Learning can be conducted in the centre because a proper place is provided for the students to put their projects. They can improve their project from time to time. The Robotics Adventure Centre also provides a proper place for the students to display their work and demonstrate their idea. Robotics Adventure Centre also big enough to become training centre for school who is interested in Robotics but do not have the basic necessity. Robotics programming language can be taught completely in the centre.

Facilities

Build in Cabinet- Students use the cabinet as table to place their labtop computer and Lego bricks. It also served as a cabinet to store all Lego Robotics Kit after use.

LCD projector and computer- Trainer can teach Robotics programming and design easily. The white board serves as the screen for the LCD projector.

Socket – The centre needs a minimum of 15 sockets to power the computer and charge the rechargeable battery of Robot.

Playing Field Table- Mainly used for the purpose of Robotics Competition. Students need a proper place to try out their robot to meet the challenge in the competition.

Glass Display Cabinet- Teacher can display the idea and work of students in the cabinet for public viewing.

Soft board – to display students’ projects and latest information about robotic.
Sliding door – Save space and security purpose

Anugerah Khas Robotik SBP 2009

Sekolah Menengah Sains Sabah telah diberi Anugerah Khas Robotik 2009 sempena Hari Kecemerlangan SBP yang berlangsung di Sekolah Sri Puteri, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur. Anugerah ini diberi atas pencapaian pasukan robotik SMESH yang telah 3 kali mewakili Malaysia ke acara robotik yang bertaraf antarabangsa.
1. World Robot Olympiad 2007, Taipei, Taiwan.
2. World Robot Olympiad 2008, Yokohama, Japan.
3. Second Science and Technology Camp for Youth in South East Asia 2009 (Robot Scarvenging), Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Anugerah Khas Robotik SBP telah disampaikan oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri merangkap Menteri Pelajaran Malaysia Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin di Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC). Anugerah ini telah di terima oleh En. Tan Hin Long selaku guru pembimbing robotik SMESH dan pelajar-pelajar yang terlibat ialah Raysieo Duakin, Irex Dee Gabriel dan Ershal Emasain.

Taklimat Robotik PK Kokum SBP

Taklimat Robotik oleh Pasukan Robotik SMESH
sempena

Mesyuarat dan Kursus Penolong Kanan Kokurikulum Sekolah Berasrama Penuh


Pasukan Robotik SMESH telah mengadakan taklimat robotik kepada Penolong-penolong Kanan Kokurikulum, Sekolah Berasrama Penuh yang diadakan di Dewan Seri Kinabalu pada 21 Julai 2009 ( Selasa). Seramai 56 orang penolong kanan kokum telah menghadiri taklimat tersebut.

Aturcara Taklimat :

1. Pengenalan umum tentang sejarah Robotik di SMESH oleh Raysieo Duakin ( Pengerusi Kelab Robotik)

2. Perkongsian pengalaman tentang Robot Scavenging dan South East Asia Youth Camp Phnom Penh, Cambodia oleh Ershal Emasain.

3. Demonstrasi
Robot Planting – Emir yusoff, Nisham Chong
Robot Energizing – Isamuddin Ismail, Shalman Paumie, Humphrey Jinuin
Robot Sketcher – Sri Shamila, Kasmia, Muhammad Syukri.
Remote Control – Isamuddin, Humphrey, Muhammad Syukri, Shalman.

Semua PK Kokum melibatkan diri dengan aktif dalam taklimat tersebut dan menunjukkan minat yang sangat tinggi terhadap robotik. Banyak soalan yang telah ditujukan kepada pelajar-pelajar yang membuat demonstrasi dan guru pembimbing. Diharapkan SBP akan meningkatkan usaha dalam mengembangkan robotik di kalangan pelajar SBP pada masa akan datang.

National Robotic Competition 2009-District Competition

National Robotic Competition 2009-Zone Sabah & WP Labuan

Date : 25 May 2009
Venue : Likas Chung Hwa Primary School
SMESH sent 6 teams to participate in the National Robotic Competition 2009, Zone Sabah & WP Labuan Competition. Around 100 participants involved in this competition. They are the champion from all the district competition in Sabah. The participants of the competition were listed below :

Robot Planting ( Lower Secondary)
a) Emir Eusoffe bin Ruslan
Mohd Nisham Chong
Imran Yasipin
b) Mohd Amnan bin Mohd Kassim
Mohd Firdaus
Kamal

Robot Energizing ( Upper Secondary)
a) Isamuddin Ismail
Hamphrey Jinuin
Shalman Paumie
b) Mohd Naqueeb
Mohd Azri
Hasna

Open Category (Lower Secondary)
Kasmia
Sri Sharmila
Mohd Hans

Open Category (Upper Secondary)
Mohd Syukri
Shanon
Amir Hussin

The result of the competition

Robot Planting ( Lower Secondary)
Champion - Emir Eusoffe bin Ruslan, Mohd Nisham Chong, Imran Yasipin
Second - Mohd Amnan bin Mohd Kassim, Mohd Firdaus, Kamal

Robot Energizing ( Upper Secondary)
Champion - Isamuddin Ismail, Humphrey Jinuin, Shalman Paumie
Fourth - Mohd Naqueeb, Mohd Azri, Hasna

Open Category (Upper Secondary)
Fourth - Mohd Syukri, Shanon, Amir Hussin

Open Category (Lower Secondary)
Champion - Kasmia, Sri Sharmila, Mohd Hans

The champion of each category will represent Sabah to the National Robotic Competition 2009 in National Science Centre, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur on October.
Well done to all the participants !!!!

National Robotic Competition 2009-District Competition

SMESH participated in the National Robotic Competition 2009, district competition on 20 May 2009. The competition was being held at SJKC Chung Hwa, Likas. SMESH sent 11 teams to participate in this competition. The teams were accompanied by Cik Asmawati as the teacher in charge. The participants name list and category entered is listed below :

Robot Energizing ( Upper Secondary)

group 1: Isamuddin Ismail
Shalman Paumie
Humphrey Jinuin

group 2: Muhammad Naqueeb
Mohd. Azri bin Norazman
Hasna binti Parakkasi

Group 3: Johan Syahriz bin Muhaiyar
Shahnon Rizal Thaijudin
Ahmad Asyraf

Group 4: Nurul ayu izzaty roynie
Ummi fauzianul Husna abdul rahman
Nur Syahirah ahmad

Robot Planting (Lower Secondary)

group 1: Emir Eusoffe bin Ruslan
Mohd. Nisham Chong
Imran bin Yasipin

group 2: Mohd. Amnan bin Mohd. Kassim
Mohd. Kamal Hafiz
Mohd Firdaus bin Mohd Zain

group 3: Aizuddin bin Aguse
Ahmad Firdaus bin Jamal
Md. Zulhilmi Aiman bin Zamharir

group 4: Muhammad Hanif bin Ansit
Mohammed Noorfaiz bin Yusof
Muhammad Shahril bin Dzulkaftah

group 5: Mohammad Qhairul bin Bakri
Muhammad Zulfadhli Baharuddin
Mohammad Khaliq Nur bin Maluf





Open Category

Lower secondary : Kasmia Parussangi
Mohammad Hans Afifi bin HAssan
Sri Sharmila Indi Asha

Upper Secondary : Shahnon Rizal Thaijudin
Muhammad Syukri bin Mohamad Sainal
Amir Hussin Adiee



The school contingent left the school as early as 6.30am in the morning and arrived at the venue of competition 7.00am. The students started their competition at 9.00am after being brief by the judges. The assembling and programming time given in the first trial was 1 hour and 30 minutes. First round of competition was conducted immediately after the time was over. In the first round of competition, the best result for the school in robot energizing was one complete mission and 3 bonus objects scored by Isamuddin, Hamprey and Shalman. The best result for Robot Planting was 21 objects with 2 penalties within 90 seconds. The result was scored by Emir, Nisham and.
All participants were given a 30 minutes testing time to prepare for the second round of competition. However, the results in the second round were not so good compare to the first round.

The result of the competition is listed below :

Robot Energizing (Upper Secondary)

Champion : Isamuddin Ismail
Shalman Paumie
Humphrey Jinuin


Second : Muhammad Naqueeb
Mohd. Azri bin Norazman
Hasna binti Parakkasi

Robot Planting (Lower Secondary)

Champion : Emir Eusoffe bin Ruslan
Mohd. Nisham Chong
Imran bin Yasipin


Second : Mohd. Amnan bin Mohd. Kassim
Mohd. Kamal Hafiz
Mohd Firdaus bin Mohd Zain



Third : Aizuddin bin Aguse
Ahmad Firdaus bin Jamal
Md. Zulhilmi Aiman bin Zamharir




In the open category competition, both groups qualify to participate in the National Robotic Competition 2009, Zone M competition.

Momentum-collision

Motion

There are many experiment involved the use of trolley with ticker timer and ticker tape to determine physical quantities such as displacement, velocity and acceleration in Physics Form 4. Usually, teacher will conduct the experiment according to the method stipulated in the textbook.


However, the result of the experiment is not accurate. This experiment has been used for over 20 years in the Physics syllabus. The problems encountered in the experiment are as below:
a) Friction from the wheel of trolley and runway.
It is difficult to determine the height for a ‘friction compensated runway’.
b) Friction between ticker timer and ticker tape.
The speed of trolley is slow down tremendously.
c) Long runway
The runway is about 5 meter long and it is very heavy for the student to handle alone. The smoothness of the runway is questionable. The length of the runway causes a slight bend at the middle of the runway.
d) Set up time
It is time consuming to set up the experiment because there are too many apparatus to prepare and handle within a short time period.
Student and teacher are frustrated by the problems from this experiment.

OBJECTIVE
1. To improve the accuracy of the apparatus.
2. To introduce the idea of simple method but yet effective in enhancing the students’ understanding in the topic.
3. Incorporated ICT into the teaching of Physics in the classroom.
4. Fully utilized the LEGO Robotic Kit supplied by the Ministry of Education.


BENEFITS FOR TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS
1. Experiment can be conducted successfully by the students. This will enhance the understanding of the students towards the concept taught by the teacher. It is a great frustration for the students if they cannot get the result as being expected due to the apparatus.
2. Experiment can be set up easily and effectively. This can save the teacher a lot of time in the class. Syllabus can be completed earlier.
3. Improve data analysis skill of the students.
4. Application of ICT in the classroom.
5. No more headache causes by the messy ticker tape and wire connection.

APPARATUS / MATERIALS
LEGO NXT 9797, Runway with masking tape, computer, LEGO Bricks.

CONSTRUCTION OF TEACHING AIDS

1. Teacher prepares a simple trolley with LEGO Robotic Education Kit. One light sensor is being attached to the front of the trolley.
2. Teacher prepares a runway with 10 masking tape arranged in parallel. The distance between the masking tape is 10cm.
3. Download a simple program to the NXT.





IMPLEMENTATION

1. Teacher refreshes the students on concept of velocity, average velocity and displacement.
2. Students make short notes about topic.
3. Students are divided into 6 groups.
4. Students adjust the height of runway to create fiction compensated runway.
5. Students turn on the NXT and push the trolley down the runway.
6. Students download the data into a computer.
7. Students transfer time of the motion into a table.
8. Students calculate the velocity and average velocity of the motion.
9. Students try 5 topical questions.
10. Teacher makes a conclusion based on activities conducted in the class.



PHYSICS-Sound Interference

NXT 9797 is used as signal generator in my Physics Class. I use combination of 2 NXT bricks to show students how the interference of sound happens.
1. Arrange the NXT as shown in the above diagram.
2. Press on the NXT button to select TRY ME-SONAR-RUN. Sound is produced.
3. Ask students to walk 2 meter in front of the NXTs.
4. Soft sound and loud sound will be heard alternately along the way.
5. Calculation,
wavelength = ax
----
D

a = distance between to speaker of NXTs
x = distance between 2 consecutive loud sound
D= distance between the NXTs and the line where observation is carried out.

Robotic In School

Sabah Science Secondary School starts to implement Robotic In School program officially this year (2009). This programme is being introduced by the Principal Tn. Hj. Zaini bin Zair in order to create a field of specialization for the school. The mission of the school is ‘ To achieve World Class standard in Education’. In order to achieve the mission of the school, the Robotic In School Programme has been launched. This is an important step to acknowledge the role of robotics in the world of science and technology today. SMESH aims to produce future generation who is good in robotic to face the global challenge.

The tactical plan for the Robotic In School Program consists of two important strategies:

a. Robotic in Education Programme
b. Robotic Club

Robotic In Education is a program to recommend Robotics as a subject into the school curriculum. The target for the initial robotics curriculum is the Form 1 students (13 years old). The robotics syllabus for the Form 1 students consists of 4 topics.

Robotic Syllabus
No. Activity
1. Basic construction engineering with LEGO
2. Geomery Robot
3. Clear the Table
4. Rescue the Chicken
In the first phase of the implementation, arrangement has been made with the Relief Teacher in the school to send F1 students for Robotic class when the Robotic Time table is met. Form 1 students only need to enter the robotic laboratory 4 times throughout the year. The basic skills student will acquire from the robotic syllabus are

1. Method to construct stiff robot or structure
2. Method to steer a two wheels robot around
3. Method to handle light sensor, sound sensor and touch sensor
4. Programming language ( Robolab or Mindstorm)
5. Cooperation

The robotic syllabus is taught during relief classes for the Form 1 students on Tuesday and Wednesday 12.10pm to 1.20pm depends on the availability. The schedule is arranged by the teacher in charge of Relief Class.

Robotic Club is form to introduce robotic in the co-curriculum activities. Robotics Club is responsible to train students for robotic competition, innovation projects and recreation projects.

Future Planning
1. The school will allocate a bigger room as robotic laboratory.
2. The school will introduce robotics syllabus to the Form 2, 3, 4 and 5 students.
3. The school will add more facilities to the robotic laboratory ( computer, LCD, robots).
4. The school will create a showroom for robot.
5. Robotic training centre for surrounding school.

Camp Science and Technology for Youth In Southeast Asia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Pada 24 Feb 2009, SMESH telah menghantar 2 orang pelajar untuk mewakili Malaysia ke Science Camp and Technology di Phnom Penh, Kemboja. Pasukan SMESH yang diiringi oleh En. Tan telah bertolak dari KKIA pada pukul 10.00am dan tiba di KLIA pada pukuk 12.35pm. Kami telah menginap di Rumah Penginapan Sasbadi untuk satu malam. Kami juga dibawa untuk berjalan-jalan di sekitar Kota Damansara pada malam tersebut.
pada 25 Feb 2009, pasukan SMESH telah bertolak dari Sasbadi House lebih kurang pukul 5.00 pagi dan tiba di KLIA pukul 6.10am. Di sana, kami telah diberi sedikit taklimat oleh wakil dari Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia iaitu En. Raja Azahar. Kami juga berkenalan dengan rakan sepasukan dari Pulau Pinang. Seramai 3 orang peserta dari Pulau Pinang iaitu You JunTam, JianNing Teoh dan SiangLing yang akan menyertai Camp Science and Technology kali ini. Kami juga berkenalan dengan guru pengiring dan juga ketua rombongan yang akan menjaga kami sewaktu berada di Kemboja. Beliau ialah En. Ahmad Bushrah bin Abdul Rahman yang berasal dari Pahang dan diamanahkan untuk membawa rombongan mewakili Malaysia ke Kemboja. Kami bertolak dari KLIA pada pukul 9.30am dan tiba di Phnom Penh iaitu ibu Negara Kemboja pada pukul 11.20 pagi. Di sana ketibaan kami disambut oleh seorang pemandu jalan dan membawa kami ke Princess Hotel yang akan menjadi tempat penginapan kami selama kami berada di Kemboja. Kami beri tiga bilik dan setiap bilik ditempatkan 2 orang peserta. Kami mengambil kesempatan untuk berehat sepanjang hari itu.
Pada 26 Feb 2009, kami bangun awal dan bersiap sedia untuk pergi bersarapan pagi. pada pukul 7.00pagi, kami dibawa ke tempat di mana bengkel akan diadakan. Kami tiba di Cambodia Japan Cooperation Centre (CJCC) hanya beberapa minit selepas kami bertolak dari Princess Hotel. Di sana kami melihat robot Scarvenger yang telah dihasilkan oleh pelajar-pelajar University of Tokyo, University of Cambodia dan University of Indonesia. Kami juga diberi tugasan mengasing dan memasukkan komponen-komponen Lego ke dalam tempat-tempat yang betul di dalam kotak LEGO. Kami balik ke Princess Hotel tepat pada pukul 7.00 petang untuk berehat. Kami juga diberi tanda nama, pakaian dan beg galas. Pada hari itu, ramai peserta dari Kemboja, Singapura, Thailand, Laos, Timur dan Indonesia turut mendaftar. Kami diminta bangun awal setiap hari kerana bas akan bertolak pukul 7.00pagi ke CJCC.
Pada 27 Feb 2009, kami telah siap bersarapan pagi sebelum 7.00 pagi. Kami bertolak ke CJCC untuk menyertai upacara perasmian Kem Sains. Wakil dari Kementerian Pelajaran di Kemboja telah datang untuk merasmikan bengkel tersebut. Selepas itu, semua peserta dikumpulkan bagi memudahkan kerja pembahagian kumpulan. Kami dibahagi kepada dua bahagian iaitu bahagian A dan Bahagian B. Dua daripada peserta Malaysia telah ditempatkan di Bahagian A dan 3 orang peserta di Bahagian B. Peserta di bahagian masing-masing dibahagikan lagi kepada kumpulan kecil yang terdiri daripada 3 orang peserta dari Negara yang berlainan. Selepas pembahagian kumpulan, kami diberi sedikit taklumat tentang projek yang akan kami lakukan nanti. Peserta di bahagian A telah memulakan fasa 1 iaitu membina Walker, Magno Bird dan Dragster dengan menggunakan LEGO. Setiap kali sesuatu robot itu siap direka, satu pertandingan kecil akan diadakan. Kami membuat projek ini sehingga pukul 6.30 petang.
Pada 28 Feb 2009, program diteruskan dengan modul LEGO fasa kedua. Seramai dua orang penuntuk University Technology of Indonesia telah membimbing kami bagi melaksanakan modul LEGO tersebut. Modul LEGO fasa kedua telah bermula seawal 7.00 pagi sehingga 6.00 petang. Setelah tiba di CJCC, aktiviti pemasangan LEGO dilaksanakan. Hasil yang kami perolehi ialah Solar Car, Ferri Wheel dan Windmill. Objektif penghasilan solar car adalah untuk menerangkan kepada para pelajar tentang penukaran tenaga solar kepada tenaga kinetik. Di samping itu, para pelajar juga diberi kelonggaran untuk menghasilkan atau mengubah kereta solar agar bertambah laju ketika diuji di litar perlumbaan. Selain itu, objektif bagi penghasilan Ferris Wheel adalah untuk melahirkan pereka cipta muda. Selain itu, pelajar diajar tentang penukaran tenaga solar kepada tenaga kinetik. Tenaga kinetik yang dihasilkan oleh Ferris Wheel juga digunakan untuk memindahkan beban yang terlalu berat ke tempat yang tinggi. Penghasilan Windmill merupakan idea yang berbeza berbanding solar car dan Ferris Wheel kerana melibatkan tenaga yang lain iaitu tenaga angin. Tenaga angin ini telah diterjemah kepada tenaga yang membolehkan manusia melihat iaitu tenaga cahaya. Tenaga cahaya ini telah digunakan bagi mencantikkan Ferris Wheel.
Setelah selesai kesemua modul LEGO, satu pertandingan telah diadakan bagi setiap kumpulan A dan B. Pertandingan yang berlangsung bagi kumpulan B ialah kelajuan solar car manakala kumpulan A ialah rekacipta suatu mesin yang boleh menampal stem dengan hanya menggunakan tenaga angin. Kumpulan yang telah diwakili oleh Ershal (Malaysia), Ny Norin(Kemboja) dan Nadifa (Indonesi) telah merangkul gelaran Johan bagi pertandingan Kumpulan B.
Pada 1 Mac 2009, aktiviti lawatan telah diadakan bagi menghilangkan penat lelah para peserta dalam menyelesaikan LEGO selam dua hari berturut-turut. Tempat-tempat yang dilawati ialah Royal Palace, di sini kamai diperlihatkan tinggalan istana yang dahulu berserta senjata ketika pertempuran di medan perang. Kesannya, kami dapat membuka minda seluas-luasnya serta mendapat pengalaman berada ketika di zaman dahulu kala. Tempat kedua yang dilawati ialah Muzium Negara Kemboja. Muzium ini menceritakan tentang agama, sosiobudaya, adat istiadat dan matawang Kemboja. Secara keseluruhannya, agama rasmi bagi Kemboja ialah agama Buddha.
Pada 2 dan 3 Mac 2009, kem ini diteruskan dengan aktiviti Robot Scavenger di bawah tunjuk ajar penuntut University of Technology Tokyo. Penerangan dan penjelasan telah dikemukakan melalui persembahan multimedia power point. Robot ini merupakan sesuatu yang baru kerana tidak melibatkan komponen LEGO berbanding dengan pertaningan yang kami sertai selama ini. Robot ini juga tidak perlu diprogram kerana mempunyai alat kawalan tersendiri. Para peserta hanya perlu merekacipta reka bentuk robot yang terbaik bagi menyelesaikan misi yang telah ditetapkan.
Pemasangan serta pengubahsuaian robot ini diperuntukan masa selama dua hari. Setelah tamat sesi pemasangan selama dua hari, Pertandinga Robot Scavenger telah diadakan. Misi pertandingan kali ini ialah memasukkan bola ping pong dan tin aluminium ke dalam kotak yang telah ditetapkan dan diberi masa selam tiga minit. Segala penat lelah peserta terutamanya peserta Malaysia telah terbalas apabila Irex Dee Gabriel dan ahli kumpulannya Kim Ley telah dinobatkan sebagai Johan Robot Scavenger 2009, Cambodia.

World Robot Olympiad 2008, Yokohama, Japan

National Robotic Competition 2007, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

National Robotic Competition 2007-Zone M

National Robotic Competition 2008, Skudai, Johor

Lego Robotic Education Set in Senior High School Physics

ABSTRACT

LEGO ROBOTIC EDUCATION SET IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS

The LEGO Robotic Education Set is very effective and appropriate in the teaching of Force and Motion in Senior High School in Malaysia. Robotic set is used to teach topics such as distance and displacement, momentum, impulsive force, gravitational acceleration, energy and power.

The application of robot creates new developments in the learning and teaching of Physics. Robotic set makes the following events possible.
- Teacher and student are able to create new apparatus .
- Teacher and student develop new methods to do calculations.
- Teacher can develop new experiment with robotic set.
- Teacher can apply and introduce programming knowledge in the teaching of
Physics.

LEGO robotic set simplifies the existing experiments. Experiments with wooden tracks and more than one thicker timer are difficult to be carried out in the school laboratories. For example : Elastic collision, inelastic collision and explosion. Robotic set is used to solve the inconvenience.

LEGO set helps to measure the short time interval for events. The measurement of short time interval is difficult and inaccurate with the current apparatus in the school laboratory. The combination of light sensors and touch sensors makes the measurement possible. For example the measurement of gravitational acceleration.

LEGO robotic set fosters creativity among students and teachers. Students and teachers are able to generate new ideas using robotic set. Logical thinking skill of students is tested in the programming of the robot.

As a conclusion, LEGO introduces new technology and new teaching and learning methods in education. LEGO makes teaching and learning more effective and interesting. More ideas can be generated in teaching Physics.

World Robot Olympiad 2007, Taipei, Taiwan