Wow club

Challenge
Introduction 
Zack S., Alexz L. ,Don B.  
 • Our Wow club challenge this year is to
create a biomimicry/bioinspired COVID
comfort pet.  
• We will build this comfort pet with the use
of A Hummingbird Robotics kit and a coding
program called Microsoft MakeCode for
Microbit. 
Our Challenge  • The Robot must be able to use light,
movement, and sound to interact with a
human in multiple ways 

You may be asking, what's

biomimicry/bioinspiration?
Question time 
What do you think Biomimicry means? 
What is Biomimicry/Bioinspiration 

• Biomimicry/Bioinspiration: 
the design and production of
materials, structures, and
systems that are modeled on
biological entities and
processes. 
 Examples of
Biomimicry/
Bioinspiration 
 Robo comfort pet: These are robotic
pets that are designed to act, sound and
look like real pet animals. These robots
are used to combat loneliness and social
isolation. 

Robotic Comfort With the rise of COVID, the need for these
Pet  types of machines has increased
significantly. 

Here are some examples of robotic

comfort pets. 
Robotic Comfort Pet
Examples 
What is the
Engineering Design Process? 
•Engineering design process (EDP): a step-by-step
method of solving a problem by creating something
tangible with a specific function. That is a fancy way of
saying, “this is the way to think like an engineer!”

•The six steps in the EDP 

• Ask 
• Imagine 
• Plan 
• Create 
• Test/Improve 
• Share 
The Hummingbird
 The Hummingbird Outputs
Single Color LED
The light is the color of the
non-black wire. Only the
brightness of this light can
be changed.
Tri-Color LED Rotation/Position
The color AND brightness Servos 
of this light can be
Position: Change the angle
changed.
from 0° to 180°.
Rotation: Change the
speed of the servo. 
 The Hummingbird Sensors

Sound Sensor Light Sensor Rotary Sensor

Measures the sound Measures the light around Measures how much the
around the robot. the robot. knob is turned.

Distance Sensor
Measures the distance
between the sensor and
the object in front of it.
Quiz time! 
Which one is the
Light Sensor 
•1. 

•2.  

•3. 
 Coding Program 
Zack will now go over how to code the Micro:Bit!
 Now it's time to Brainstorm our
Idea for our COVID comfort robot !
What to bring next
time 
Supplies for next time 

• Hummingbird kit  
• Cardboard or plastic plates 
• Scissors 
• Tape or glue 
• Construction paper 
• Googly eyes