Xtreme STEM
DashX
QAGTC

BrickHackerZ: Unleash Your Inner Inventor — Hack, Build, Create!

Presented by DashX for The Queensland Association for Gifted & Talented Children
PetBot

Dates: School Holidays (Choose from 2 workshop dates)

  • Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (FULL)
  • Wednesday, July 2, 2025

DashX is excited to present the BrickHackerZ Robotics Workshop at this year's QAGTC Conference! Dive into the world of robotics with our hands-on BitBloX workshop, where you’ll build and keep a unique robotic creation using LEGO and Arduino technology.

BEFORE CLASS

Registered Student Checklist & Instructions

We will have a limited number of laptops available and set up to share.
Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop (Windows or Mac).
If you bring your own, please install mBlock before class.
Note: iPads and tablets will not work for this workshop.

Setup Instructions & Checklist

Drag-and-Drop Programming

Scratch

Students will bring their robots to life by incorporating BitBloX components into their designs.

Using mBlock, a visual drag-and-drop programming language based on Scratch by MIT, students will program their robots on their own laptops.

ArduinomBlockNo prior experience required.
We offer Junior and Senior classes to suit all abilities.

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BitBriX PetBot

This is not your ordinary LEGO robotics class! In the BrickHackerZ BitBloX workshop, students will learn robotics at a deeper level by crafting each component from scratch, rather than assembling pre-made kits.

Students keep everything they build!

Participants will gain hands-on skills by drilling holes in plastic blocks, gluing electronic components, and assembling their own BitBloX creations.

Students have the freedom to design a unique robot—whether it's a robotic dragon, pet, dinosaur, spaceship, or anything they can imagine!

Each robot will incorporate four BitBloX components:

  • BrainBlock: An Arduino microcontroller to power the robot.
  • BlinkBlock: An LED-equipped block that lights up.
  • WiggleBlock: A motorized block that turns 180° back and forth.
  • MagBlock: A block that detects a magnetic wand or light-saber.

Students will program their robots using a laptop.

No prior experience required.

Requirements

  • Laptop (Mac or Windows - NO Tablets/iPads) - Bring your own, or borrow one of ours
  • Students bringing a laptop should install the software before class
  • Optional: Students may bring additional LEGO pieces to enhance their creations

Material Levy Fee (Paid to QAGTC) - $10/student

BrainBlockStudents will receive, build, and keep over $100 worth of equipment:

  • A small set of plastic bricks
  • Drag-and-drop programming software (mBlock)
  • BitBloX components:
    • BrainBlock - An Arduino microcontroller
    • BlinkBlock - A block that lights up with a single LED
    • WiggleBlock - A motorized block that turns 180° back and forth
    • MagBlock - A block that detects a magnetic wand or light-saber

BlinkBlock WiggleBlock BeepBlock

BEFORE CLASS

Registered Student Checklist & Instructions

We will have a limited number of laptops available and set up to share.
Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop (Windows or Mac).
If you bring your own, please install mBlock before class.
Note: iPads and tablets will not work for this workshop.

Setup Instructions & Checklist
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