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What skills are important for programming robots?

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What skills are important for programming robots?

SUBJECTS:  Technologies

YEARS:  5–6


Listen as David McKinnon from UNSW describes some of the skills that are useful to have if you want to program robots.

David explains an activity that exercises problem solving skills. Why don't you try doing it?

Look at a map and find some towns that are close to yours. Use the scale on the map to work out the distances between the towns and work out the most efficient way for a postie to deliver bags of mail to all of the towns.



Production Date: 2015


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