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Application for the 2020 Online Robotics Camp is OPEN!

Online Session: July 27 - August 7, 2020

The Manufactoring and Technology Resource Consortium (MTRC) is pleased to partner with the Center for Integrated Electric Energy Systems (CIEES) and Mechanismic, Inc. to offer a virtual session of the Design, Innovation, and Robotics Camp, a STEM based program that offers hands-on experiential learning in an online setting.

Twenty-five Long Island students will be awarded a full scholarship to participate in this two-week program. Applicants must reside in either Nassau or Suffolk County, and must be entering 7th - 12th grade in the fall of 2020. Accepted students will be mailed a SnappyXO robotics kit to use in conjunction with the assigned projects, and gifted to the student to continue designing and building beyond the program.

The students will learn and practice Engineering Design, Practical Electronics, and Microcontroller Programming with the instructors and be given the opportunity to virtually work as part of a team on additional projects and assignments.

Students and parents must follow the application process online. Student applications will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis. The application link will be opened until May 31, 2020. Please read the student expectations carefully and be certain the commitment can be made before deciding to apply to the program.

WHEN YOU ARE READY TO APPLY, CLICK HERE. DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2020

Highlights:

Full Scholarship for all eligible students ($2,000 value).
Completion Certificate and a comprehensive Robot kit and learning material to keep at the end of the camp
Learn Engineering Design, Hands-on electronics, and Microcontroller programming
Earn Digital Badges for successfully completing activities
Project-based learning
Design and Build Robots using a new and intuitive Robotics platform SnappyXO Design
End of the camp virtual showcase with friends and family on the last day of the camp
Taught and Led by Stony Brook Engineering Professors and students

Visit the robotics camp website for more in-depth program details