Automobile Museum of Malaga and Robotics Workshop. 2015-16

Last Friday the students of the 3rd year of Primary Education, along with those of the 3rd and 4th year of Secondary Education attended a double date in the premises of the old Tabacalera de Málaga.

On the one hand, our students enjoyed a guided tour of the Automobile Museum of Malaga where they were able to see an impressive collection of cars that summarizes the evolution of the automobile from the end of the XNUMXth century to the present: from vehicles that were started with levers, to the latest prototypes such as the solar car.

Among others, it has caught the attention of our students, a series of cars made to measure for their owners to be picnic or to play cricket. Also, another one that, commissioned by a father for his daughter, included a complete set of beauty products on the doors. Likewise, they have been able to learn what the cars used in the First World War were like or the first electric car built 100 years ago.

Tastes were divided on the vehicles of famous people. Some preferred the car James Bond, others the one used in the films of Star Wars and some voted for those of Elvis Presley, John Lennon y Elizabeth Taylor, covered with Swarovski stones.

On the other hand, after the visit to the museum, our boys and girls participated in an initiation workshop to programming and robotics organized by the company of Lego Education, Robotix.

The workshop was carried out in two shifts, one for Secondary and another for Primary. After a simple theoretical introduction on the operation of the robots to be used and the application with which they are programmed (through parameterized command blocks), the participants went directly to a group practice in which, as they were fulfilled the most basic objectives, the difficulty gradually increased... Our students soon discovered how exciting and fun programming automata can be.

In short, a very complete Friday day in which, in addition to having fun, they have been able to discover and learn about automotive technology and robotics.