Build Your Own:Flipbot Challenge
A beginner-friendly workshop
A beginner-friendly workshop
Date: 26 Sept 2025 (Friday)
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Venue: Makerspace A, Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One
Workshop Details
Join Us for an Exciting Robotics Workshop! 
Dive into the world of robotics and build your very own robot! During this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to control your creation via Bluetooth using your mobile phone. Each participant will receive a complete set of components—including electronics, batteries, and the robot structure—to assemble your robot.
What to Expect:
- Hands-on building experience
- Insights into robot design
- Friendly mini competition to see who can complete the challenges fastest!
Join us for an afternoon filled with the experience to unleash your creativity and engineering skills. Secure your spot now!
Learning Outcome
- Gain an introductory understanding of microcontrollers and APIs.
- Develop foundational knowledge of the Arduino IDE and its programming language.
- Understand the integration of web APIs with microcontrollers and explore their potential applications.
- Assemble and program a WiFi-enabled mini TV that uses APIs to display information such as the time, weather, a Google Calendar, or data from a Notion database.
Workshop Outline
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Introduction (5 minutes) |
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Introduction to Microcontrollers (5 minutes) |
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Introduction to APIs (30 minutes) |
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Setting Up the Arduino IDE (20 minutes) |
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Connecting the ESP32 to WiFi (10 minutes) |
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APIs and JSON on the ESP32 (30 minutes) |
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Creative Applications & Next Steps (5 minutes) |
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Q&A and Closing (15 minutes) |
