Andy Thomson
@Andy_ThomsonDT
Head of Design Engineering. Dyson, DATA & Vex Robotics Teacher of the Year. OCR, IET, Arkwright, DIY, Upcycling. All views my own
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Our TDI challenge is open to students aged 14–19-year-olds ready to demonstrate a new innovative design.
This can be an independent project, or a design you have been working on at school – get involved today.
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3D printing + plasticine * creativity = animation wizardry! Rhys did a stemtastic job putting all this together. Well done 👍. Nick Park / Merlin Crossingham from Wallace and Gromit, you should give him some work experience? #stopmotion #dodgeball
Fourths had the honour in meeting Alex Lewis today. Discussing #userleddesign and #prosthetics . Such an inspirational person. Thank you Alex.
Towers of Hanoi has landed! We are even using Charterhouse oak. Q- what is the min number of moves? (Hint: 2^N - 1) Shout out to MTS_DET for the idea. #3dprinting #lasercutting #pewtercasting #lathework #cadcam #fusion360 #tapping #tessellation #towerofhanoi #recursivepattern
Harry hit the target today! He successfully prototyped an automated dog ball launcher. Next target… tennis balls and V5! VEX Robotics UK #dogballlauncher
PrintLab and Autodesk's 2024 #MakeAbleChallenge is here! This year we have a new champion, more industry partners, 3d scanning resources and much more. We'll even be participating in the challenge ourselves! Check out the updates: bit.ly/3s5u2K0 Tinkercad Autodesk Fusion
Excited to be testing out bamboo bicycles. Follow for updates. Big shout out to @BambooBicycle for making this project a reality. #bamboobicycle
Jasper’s middle name is now robot! He made an excellent system for lifting in today’s lesson. His robot is competing in this year’s VEX Robotics competition. Wish him and the other 4 teams the best of luck. 🤖
Great work from Tallulah today, she was testing out her hand crank charger - well done 👍 #sustainability #electronics #voltageregulator Distinctive Objects
Excited to launch the
Design & Technology Association 'Inspired by Industry' suite of learning resources for KS3. Working with companies to contextualize learning, solving open contexts that the companies themselves have worked on. 9 great companies to start with, more to come! #Designandtech #NMD23
Microbits have landed in the department. First challenge is for the Removes (yr10) classes to figure out how to detect light levels. Thanks Kitronik for the kits. Micro:bit Educational Foundation #coding #breadboards #electronics