Robotics Camps, Summer 2007

Summer Day Camps were held in June to allow students to "Build A Robot". Students ages 12+ were invited to participate in the area’s first-ever day-camp for robotics, held at Ivy Tech and Maring-Hunt Library. Students learned about robotics, mechanical technology, physics and problem-solving. Students used of Lego Mindstorms robot kits and programmed them to accomplish several tasks. PhyXTGears students assisted with the lesson, helping with programming, demonstrating the FRC robots, and helping camp attendees to drive and operate the big robots. Fun was had by all.

	Mentor Rick explains the lesson for the day, at Ivy Tech	New students programming the Mindstorms robots
	Students build their own robot	Nathan and Ashley explain Tubby, the 2006 robot
	Students program their robot to speak	Light sensor will find the black line (or edge of table!)
	Ashley helps Nathan explain Tubby's ball capturing mechanism	Rick shows students more programming tips
	Students drive Frodo at Maring-Hunt Library	Evan helps students test Lego robots' ability to follow the black line
	Adding on features to personalize the Lego bot	Nathan answers questions about Frodo at Ivy Tech
	Rick leads more programming exercises	Ashley discusses programming the big robot
	Students drive Frodo at Ivy Tech	Jackson and Ashley share stories around Frodo