Robotics Program |
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Class time:
- Sunday 2 pm to 4 pm.
- Group
- $170 per month (four sessions per month)
- Each session is one hour.
- Scholarships are available (limited numbers; entry based on qualifications)
We have a weekly one hour Robotics Class created by a very qualified researcher. John Rebula is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany, and the University of Southern California. He is currently developing control algorithms for a life-sized humanoid robot. During his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, he used simple models of walking and running to study the mechanics of human locomotion. Before his PhD, he received his S.B. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where he took (and then taught) a student-run Lego robotics class focusing on practical skills for beginners. He was also a robotics research assistant at The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, working on the control of wheeled robots that balance on two wheels, a robot dog walking over rough terrain, and a human-sized robot with two legs that doesn't fall when you push it.
We feel that our program stresses the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Our instructor works with the kids individually to ensure that each is grasping the concepts he is teaching.
The Robotics class allows students to engage immediately and begin building core programming and problem-solving skills before undertaking more ambitious open-ended projects later in the course.
Students program a robot to drive fixed distances in set patterns. Even these simple programming constructs require precise, thoughtful communication between student and robot – how far should the robot move? How far should it turn? As the challenges become more complex, students learn to break the large problems down into simpler ones, and construct solutions with care, one step at a time.
We feel that our program stresses the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Our instructor works with the kids individually to ensure that each is grasping the concepts he is teaching.
The Robotics class allows students to engage immediately and begin building core programming and problem-solving skills before undertaking more ambitious open-ended projects later in the course.
Students program a robot to drive fixed distances in set patterns. Even these simple programming constructs require precise, thoughtful communication between student and robot – how far should the robot move? How far should it turn? As the challenges become more complex, students learn to break the large problems down into simpler ones, and construct solutions with care, one step at a time.
