Brick and Code

Designed to combine the expressiveness of physical manipulation with the rigour of computer logic and computational thinking. This initiative aims to transform participants from mere technology users into conscious creators of automated systems, leveraging the familiarity of LEGO® bricks as a bridge to explore robotics and engineering.

Curated by: Eng. Ivan Dipietro – Nicola Tangorra

• Design and Build: Participants utilise LEGO® Education SPIKE™ sets and accessories (motors, colour, distance, and gyroscope sensors, combined with the programmable hub) to design and assemble robust and functional mechanical structures.
• Logic and Computational Thinking: Through an intuitive programming environment based on graphical or text blocks (and scalable towards text-based languages such as Python), participants learn to structure sequences of instructions, loops, logical conditions, and variables.
• Interaction and Environmental Response: The robots created do not perform simple pre-set movements; instead, they acquire data from the external world via sensors to make real-time decisions (avoiding obstacles, following lines, sorting objects based on colour).