Robots span every industry--
automotive, industrial,
and consumer electronics.
Robots provide a
difficult challenge
to the engineers
who designed them,
to build a system that
is at an intersection
of electrical, mechanical, and
computer science disciplines.
A strong understanding of
electrical engineering,
including software and hardware
design, power constraints,
and wireless
communication, along
with mechanical engineering,
is critical to unlocking
the potential of robotics.
We call it systems thinking.
It's the reality of how
today's technologies are
designed and built.
While the industry
seeks engineers
with systems knowledge,
a structured curriculum
has not been available to
university academia to assist
in teaching across
engineering disciplines.
Meet the TI Robotics
System Learning
Kit, or TIRSLK, an education
solution from Texas Instruments
to teach systems design
using a low cost Robach kit.
Based on TI's industry leading
to simple link MSP432 MCU
LaunchPad development
kit, students
will discover the role of each
hardware component included
within the TIRSLK.
They all write
code and then learn
to integrate with hardware,
finishing with their own
fully functioning
robotic system that
can complete challenges and even
compete against other TIRSLK
robots.
The TIRSLK comes with
20 education modules,
each complete with lecture
videos and slides, lab
documentation and
demonstrations, quizzes,
and classroom activities
for the robotics kit.
The kit and curriculum is fully
customizable and comprehensive,
hands-on and interactive, and
focused on the entire system.
Students will learn build
and compete with the TIRSLK,
all while developing
the valuable systems
thinking they'll
need to engineer
their future in any industry.
With a foundation built
on systems thinking,
students can become
better engineers
and able to build the next
frontier of smart robots
and systems.
So lets work
together to discover
the technology of tomorrow
and change the world today.
