Worcester Academy’s Robotics Camp is an inquiry-based experience that encourages motivated students to explore the fundamental concepts of engineering through robotics. Students will be encouraged to work at their own pace both individually and in small groups to learn the basics of robotics prior to building and programming their own robot to perform a variety of tasks. Robotics Camp is offered in two one-week periods that offer different levels of challenge for campers.

The Week 1 Robotics Camp (beginner/intermediate level) is designed to give students new to robotics or new to the LEGO Mindstorms robotics system an opportunity to learn key skills related to the design and programming of simple robots. Initially, students will build and program robotics from pre-made kits to complete simple movement tasks. At the end of the week, they will use that knowledge to design, build, and program robots that can complete more complex tasks, such as navigating a maze using sensors. Students that build their initial robotics skills can opt to continue their robotics education by signing up for the Week 2 camp.

The Week 2 Robotics Camp (intermediate/advanced level) is designed to give students with prior robotics and coding experience an opportunity to apply key skills related to the design and programming of simple robots. Students will collaborate to build and modify LEGO Mindstorms robots from pre-made kits to complete tasks of varying complexity based on the FIRST LEGO League robotics competition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxpXg5J5WdY). At the end of the week, campers will demonstrate the ability of their robots to complete tasks and score points based on how successful their robots were at meeting the defined challenges.