I came across a very interesting site the other day while researching DC motors. It seems the good folks at BattleBots IQ offer course materials to high schools that place emphasis on robot combat as a means of getting school-aged children involved with robotics. The organization seems rather impressive from what I can tell based on their preview lesson on Evaluating Fixed Magnet DC Motors. It’s a far cry from the days of my high school shop teacher, Woody Woodrow. I wish that weren’t his real name, but I can’t make this stuff up.
