Show your talent, imagination and creativity! See what you can create to meet the challenge of each week that school is out. During each week we will post the photos we receive for all projects for the challenge of that week. Make as many projects as you want and send photos of them all! Send a photo of your creation to virusbashers@roboticsandbeyond.org. NOW, START BUILDING! We’ve been busy with our
Internet, computer and device problems are especially frustrating at this time. Questions can be emailed to this address and will be answered as quickly and correctly as possible: peterfolchi.rab@gmail.com. Repair of laptops, computers or devices may be possible but the cost will depend on the severity of the problem and time required for the repair. Estimates will be given before any work is done. Submit a Repair/Help Desk Ticket.
Here is our start on a list of inspirational movies with a technology story (and others that are just fun), interesting podcasts and books. Share your favorites as a comment below or email to virusbashers@roboticsandbeyond.org and we will add them to the list. Podcasts NASA’s Curious Universe: Explore the universe with NASA astronauts, scientists and engineers. Command Line Heroes: Great podcasts about the history and people behind the beginning
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Welcome to our 17th summer season! Along with our always-expanding summer programs, we are excited to offer a new afternoon option – LEGO Engineering Challenges for ages 6-10 – rounding out our lineup of STEM & Design Camp; Engineering, Technology and Design Academy; Junior STEM Camp; and Junior Coding Camp. Summer program location: New Milford High School for all camps except Academy DON’T WAIT, REGISTER NOW!
Robotics And Beyond receives a grant for much needed equipment! Thank you to the Rotary Club of New Milford for their grant allowing us to buy 6 refurbished laptops. We received the award at an awards lunch on January 21 at The Maxx in New Milford, operated by the New Milford Youth Agency. Along with a great lunch provided by The Maxx catering group we learned of the impact and
Please note that we have rescheduled our early winter after school programs! They will begin the first week in February: LEGO Engineering Challenges, Build, Fly & Drive featuring drones and radio control vehicles, and Electronics & Robotics Open Studio. REGISTER NOW
New this year is our after school LEGO STEM & Engineering Challenges! Other after school programs include Build, Fly & Drive featuring drones and radio control vehicles, and Electronics & Robotics Open Studio. REGISTER NOW
Financial support for 170 and counting, thanks to people like you Because of generous donors like you, Robotics And Beyond raised $2,510 online during the 2019 #GivingTuesday #GivingFuturesDay. The money raised will enable us to help cover the cost of our programs for more young people. This would not have been possible without you. We look forward to sharing our progress over the next year. Thank you again for your
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Grades 3-6 & 7-12. 1-day workshops, or multi-day classes and week long summer camp, 2 hours/class. In-person only.
Build a robot and learn fundamentals of programming and robotics engineering with LEGO’s programmable NXT or EV3 robotics system of controller, motors, sensors and Mindstorms software. The use of NXT or EV3 system will depend on the student’s age and experience. Students will work in pairs but exceptions may be allowed to work alone. Once students accomplish required tasks and simpler challenges, they can choose from higher level challenges or build a more complex robot of their own design or one provided by the instructors. Depending on availability, students may also be able to use robots to solve FIRST LEGO League competition missions. The final class will include optional robot battles within a 4 foot arena ring where students test mechanical design and programming strategies against each other.
Grades 3-12 or by permission. 1-day workshops, or 1 to 2 hour sessions in multi-day classes and week long summer camps. In-person or Online.
Tinkercad is a great way for students interested in 3D modeling and design to get a feel for what working in a 3D environment is like! Tinkercad is a free, introductory educational software created by engineering software company Autodesk. Tinkercad runs in your browser so it requires no software download and allows you to create an account and save your projects. Students will learn how to create, dimension, combine, and customize pre-generated and custom drawn geometric shapes to create basic models, parts, and inventions. Tinkercad has many other fun uses like electronics and “brick building.” Tinkercad is also the perfect start for moving up to Autodesk Fusion 360, which is our choice for teaching higher levels of 3D modeling, product design, mechanical design and making prototypes. Each student can choose one suitable model to be printed by Robotics And Beyond and picked up in New Milford or mailed to the home.
Requirements:
- Computer access (Windows, Mac, or Chromebook all work!)
- Access to Google Chrome (other browsers may work but Chrome is what we base our classes on, so certain aspects may differ on Safari, Firefox, Edge, etc.)
- An Autodesk Tinkercad account (a tutorial for making the account will be sent to parents before classes begin)
Grades 3-6. Offered as 1 to 1.5 hour sessions in week long summer camps or after school and weekend workshops. In-person only.
Using basic materials or LEGOs, students will be given a variety of challenges and then design and build solutions for them. The challenges may be structural, functional or simply artistic, but the focus will be on coming up with original ideas, discovery and aesthetics, as well as solving the problem given by the challenge. Working alone, in pairs or as a group, students will be encouraged to let their curiosity and imagination lead them to create innovative designs for each challenge.