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Summer Workshop 2008
IEEE ROBOTICS & NANOTECHNOLOGY 
Hosted at U of M Dearborn, August 18, 2008
Innovative Micro and Nano Technology Workshop for
K - 12 Educators
offered jointly by MSU, NSF WIMS ERC, Nanobrick, IEEE Education
Society, and IEEE Robotics & Automation Society
with support from Lawrence Tech Robofest  www.robofest.net

WHAT IS NEW IN 2008?
☺ Static charges and charge generators: Lego-based robotic
static-charge generators (toy Van de Graaf generators) used
to explain nano concepts, computer switches, logic gates,
sensors and microsystems. A microsystem contains a
microcontroller, sensors, actuators, software and battery; all
integrated into one system. Mindstorm’s Lego Robotics Invention
System (RIS) is an example of a microsystem.
☺ A unique link between nanotechnology and static charges:
Lego-based learning modules use a top-down approach to
explain nanotechnology using fun experiments with bubbles
and static charges.