- DATES: June 12-16, 2023, 9am-4pm each day.
- LOCATION: ASU Polytechnic Campus
- REGISTRATION: Early Registration Ends May 15, 2023
- COST: $275 per student ($300 after May 15)
- GRADES: Open to Students entering grades 7-12 (ages 12-17)
- DESCRIPTION: In this exciting hands-on, day camp, participants will be introduced to the principles of robot design through origami – the art of paper folding – to prototype, ideate, and get a hands-on sense of the physics of robots.
Participants will learn:
- how to use the biological world as a source of inspiration for designing robots, and how to translate those principles into a set of engineering design goals.
- how to ideate, prototype, and synthesize robotic devices through folded mechanisms, and how force, torque, and motion can be tuned through these structures to make robots move better.
- Coding a microcontroller to generate motion with an RC servo-motor.
- how to take real-world data from a foldable robot and use physical models to improve robot performance.
This week-long, hands-on, project-based approach will emphasize problem identification, brainstorming, problem solving, rapid prototyping, teamwork, and communication. The camp will culminate with a final build – that students can program to move through the environment – along with a Friday afternoon exposition for parents.
Students will be able to take their development kits home with them at the end of the week. Example parts & materials include:
- Programmable microcontroller
- Breadboard & wire
- RC Servo(s)
- Sensor(s)
- Craft essentials: scissors, stapler, tape, rubber bands
For more info, contact [email protected] or visit our registration page.