The course provides an engaging introduction and comprehensive overview of robotics, emphasizing engineering, coding and creativity in young minds. Students will actively construct robots tailored to address practical, real-world challenges. Additionally, students will compete in-class robot challenges, fostering the development of critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork skills throughout the program.
Focus: Simple builds, coding, emphasis on creativity and storytelling through robots.
Themes: Animal robots, obstacle courses, mini-golf robots, line following robots
Examples: Build a battling robot for a competition, collaborate on a large robot with specific tasks, build a robot that solves a real-world problem (e.g., sorting), create a robot that performs a specific task creatively.