A perfect opportunity to explore engineering concepts in a lively camp that’s tons of fun.
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Campers will learn critical mechanical design principles, and apply them using LEGO Technic, Power Functions and NXT components.
Concepts covered will include building strong, power versus torque, power transfer, steering and turning, and more. Along the way we will apply the design, build, test concept and try some software programming too.
Oh, and one more thing. Everyone will have a chance to design and build a custom battle bots and compete against other campers in our Future Engineers Robot Battle Tournament.
Aashish is a build lead on the Monta Vista Robotics Team, where he and other members are responsible for building a robot to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition®. He is a two-time FIRST LEGO League participant and two-time coach, with significant experience in the LEGO NXT system.
Tyler is a four-time FIRST LEGO League® participant who has helped his team win three champion’s awards. He is the author of the blog Half Robot and is the youngest member of the Cupertino Teen Commission. He loves helping kids learn and is excited to share his passion for engineering with lego.
Sameer is a three-time FIRST LEGO League® participant and experienced young entrepreneur. He started his first successful business while in middle school, and is a key contributor behind the scenes at Future Engineers Summer Camp.
(Note: Adult supervision will be provided at all times)
If you like building things, engineering may be a great field for you, and Lego is a fun, easy way to learn it. Through our personal passion for building with Lego, we’ve found it invaluable to understand and apply mechanical engineering principles. Now we want to share our passion with other kids and help them become great builders, all while having tons of fun.
On the first day of this camp, we will get to know each other and then dive into the world of Power Functions. We will start with an introduction on how to use the motorized parts correctly, and then we will begin to work on basic robot designs concepts and mechanical solutions.
On Tuesday, we will learn about rack and pinion to steer a car and the basics of limited slip differentials that allow a car to turn effectively. Like every other day, we will build our own models to demonstrate and experiment with the concept learned that day.
On Wednesday, we will begin an introduction to lego Mindstorms NXT. We will learn how the motors and sensors work, and begin to take a look at NXT programming.
On Thursday, we will begin to build battlebots. We will learn effective techniques for winning a battlebot fight and then each kid will partner up for the chance to build their own battlebot which he/she will battle with the next day.
On Friday, we will start by finalizing our robots and then we will have a battlebot tournament for the remainder of the day. Parents are invited to attend the final hour!