Stony Brook University Manufacturing Technology Research Consortium (MTRC), CEWIT, and Mechanismic Inc. are offering a three-weeks long Online Robotics camp to the 7th to 12th grade students. The camp begins with one week of pre-camp activities to be completed by students with minimal supervision and then moves to two weeks of intense work.
The objective of the program is to introduce students to the fundamentals of robotics including practical electronics, mechanism design, and programming to build problem solving skills, advance critical thinking, broaden creative and innovative reasoning. Students work in small groups to allow for more personal instruction by the Stony Brook University instructors and to enable collaboration in a comfortable environment.
No prior experience is required.
Application
Apply for the program ASAP as we will stop accepting applications after we have received a reasonable number of applications.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Before applying, please check out the logistics of the camp and expectations from the students. However, the most important item for you to remember is that you are committing a pre-camp week of self-driven activities as assigned by the teaching team followed by two weeks of intense robot design, building, and programming.
Registration Fee
Free Registration: Full Scholarship to qualified students belonging to an underrepresented group, which include women, minorities such as African Americans, American Indians including Native Alaskans, Hispanics and Native Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities or eligible for free or reduced lunch programs. There are a limited number of scholarships available to qualified students. This scholarship covers the entire cost of attending the camp.
This registration can not be applied retroactively as it is contingent upon us received sponsorship or donation, which usually occurs unpredictably and unannounced.Regular Registration: $600 per student. Includes the cost of SnappyXO Advanced Robot kit and shipping at $250 to keep at the end of the camp.
Includes
Cost of instruction,
SnappyXO Advanced Robotics kit (developed with funding from National Science Foundation)
Access to the Stony Brook University Freshman Design Innovation class curriculum,
Access to the MotionGen Pro and ArduinoBlue apps
History
This will be the 5th year of the MTRC Robotics camp. The first year of this camp was offered in the summer of 2018 at the Composite Prototyping Center of Long Island. In 2019, it was offered on Stony Brook University campus and at the Carle Place High School to 51 students from 35 different school districts in Long Island. In 2020 and 2021, the camp was offered completely virtually.
Highlights
Completion Certificate and a comprehensive Advanced Robot kit and learning material to keep at the end of the camp
Learn Engineering Design, Hands-on electronics, and Arduino programming
Project- and inquiry-based learning
Design and Build Robots using a new and intuitive Robotics platform SnappyXO Design
End of the camp virtual showcase with friends and family on the last day of the camp
Taught and led by Stony Brook Engineering Professors and students -- this also gives you a chance to show your mettle and make connections
This program is based on the curriculum offered in several high-schools as a dual-credit course.
Camp Location: online
The camp programming will be offered completely online via zoom and google classroom using flipped format.
Learn Mechanical Design, Electronics, and Programming
Engineering Design Process and Innovation
Design Mechanical Toys and Machines
Practical Electronics and Circuit Prototyping
Mechanisms and Motions: Linkages and Simple Machines
Use MotionGen app to synthesize and simulate planar linkage mechanisms
Introduction to Actuators (DC and Servo Motors) and Sensors (Photocell, Thermistor, Ultrasonic Sensor, Line-tracking, etc.)
Microcontroller Programming using Arduino
Designing and building a Two-wheel Differential Drive Robot, Walking Robots, and more complex robots using SnappyXO robot kit
Interface with ArduinoBlue bluetooth app to control robot motions
Robot Design Challenge to demonstrate autonomous and remote-controlled capabilities in the grand finale
Apply for the program and scholarship ASAP as we will stop accepting applications after we have received a reasonable number of applications. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. In 2020, we received 110 applications within a week of opening the application portal and had to close the portal thereafter.
