Has anybody done a Robotics Camp?

[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by freilipc

I am looking into starting a robotics camp where kids (7-15) from the surrounding areas would be able to come and learn about robotics. Anyway, my main question is for those who have done it, what was your curriculum? What did you do, how long did it take, and also, how hard was it for the kids?
Thanks for all your replies in advance. If you want to contact me, my email address is freilipc@gmail.com.

Dan,

Team 177 held a VEX camp this last year. It was 3 weeks (15 days) of 3 hours per day. I did about 6 lectures of 1/2 hour duration. The rest of the time was spent building. Each student had their own VEX kit.

Each student:
1. Built a square-bot.
2. Used a light sensor to do a simple autonomous mode (MPLAB)
3. Built a simple robot based on the 2005/2006 game.

The students and I had a lot of fun...

This fall, I increased the teams to 2 students per kit and thought it went much better.

I can give you more details if you let me know what type of information you are looking for...

Mike