Curious? Competitive? Detailed? Enjoy using computers and machines? If you answered yes, these exciting robotics camps are for you! Each day you'll use the latest robotic arm technology to learn a variety of technical skills required to complete robotic task challenges that will have your heart racing!
**YOUR CHILD MUST TAKE PART 1 IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR PART 2.**
Robotics Camp Part 1
Dates: June 21 - 24, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM each day
Ages: 9 - 12 year olds
Program Fee: $ 225.00 / child (This includes all materials.)
Location: JMU's Ice House
Schedule:
Day 1
- Discover your superpowers using Verchoos
- Design Process - What is it and why is it important?
- Basics of Dobot Studio program interface
Day 2
- Robot joints, joint motion, end-effectors and operation
- Robot Task Challenge 1: Learn the Ropes
- Robot Task Challenge 2: Pick & Place
Day 3
- Robot Task Challenge 3: Plank Packing Pickle
- Robot Build Challenge 1: Robo Bed
Day 4
- Robot Build Challenge 2: Boat Dock
- Robot Build Challenge 3: Lemonade Stand
- Robot Draw Challenge 1: Circuit Board Chaos
- Robot Draw Challenge 2: Custom Robot Art
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR JUNE 21 - 24
Robotics Camp Part 2
**YOUR CHILD MUST TAKE PART 1 IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR PART 2.**
Dates: August 16 - 19, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM each day
Ages: 9 - 12 year olds
Program Fee: $ 225.00 / child (This includes all materials.)
Location: JMU's Ice House
Are you a creative, hands-on student who had a blast in our beginner robotics camp? Are you looking to take your skills to the next level? If so, this intermediate level robotics part II camp is your chance to add more robotics skills to your toolset as well as new programming skills to experience even more 3D cool! Each day you’ll learn a variety of new, more detailed techniques and applications, which you will then use to solve daily troubleshooting, design, and robot automation challenges!
Schedule:
Day 1
- Intro and Recap of the Design Process
- Review of robot hardware and set up
- Challenge 1 - Robot Axis and Movement
Day 2
- Review of robot errors and troubleshooting
- Introduction to Pick and Place
- Challenge 2: Look Mom, No Hands!
- Challenge 3: Jumps and Loops
Day 3
- Introduction to programming (what, why, how?)
- Robot automation with GUI programming using Blockly
- Challenge 4: Get Your Groove On
Day 4
- Robot automation with scripting using Python
- Challenge 5: Custom Solutions
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