Junior Robotics Challenge - Elementary
Junior Robotics day program and operates between the hours of 9am and 4:00pm. Odeum Activities is open to program participants for extended day until 6pm (additional cost). Lunch is provided in Morgan Dining Hall on campus.
Cost: $395
July 12-16, 9am to 4pm (elementary)
Registration is Closed. 2011 registration opens February 15, 2011.
Meet the Faculty:
Brad Miller
Colleen Shaver
Ken Stafford
Director, WPI Robotics Resource Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical/Robotics Engineering
Team Leader, FIRST Robotics Team #190
Ken came to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester MA in 1994 as the department head of Aerospace Studies/Commander of the Air Force ROTC program. Shortly after his USAF retirement, he was hired in 1998 as an Engineering Consultant to manage the major WPI student design competition teams including the WPI/Mass Academy of Math and Science FIRST robotics team (#190). Under his leadership, mentorship of this team has grown to become one of the most popular student activities at WPI. Since his arrival, the team has been rewarded with more than 60 local, Regional, and International awards and trophies—culminating in the 2007 World Championship.
With a BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Aeronautical Engineering, he is currently assigned as Director of the new Robotics Resource Center. He is a key member of the interdisciplinary team that developed the Robotics Engineering curriculum and established WPI’s new RBE bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. He teaches both high school (on-campus summer courses) as well as undergraduate robotics courses and is a sought-after academic advisor to undergraduate and graduate robotic projects.
Sample Day for Junior Robotics Challenge:
9:00-10:30 Instruction on the Lego Mindstorm platform and how it is used to build and design robots
10:30-12:30 Robot construction and programming
12:30-1:30 Lunch at the Dining Hall
1:30-4:30 Afternoon session on using Lego Mindstorm and programming robotics for specific tasks
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