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Robotics & Engineering · 🏫 University of Washington

iD Tech BattleBots® Camp Junior

As the official education partner of BattleBots®, iD Tech offers an unparalleled experience where kids learn to design, build, and battle their own robots in an authentic BattleBots®-style tournament.

🔥 Elementary 🕒 1-week Day Camp In-person Beginner-friendly 💰 $1,199–$1,299/week

About this camp

In iD Tech BattleBots® Camp Junior, kids aged 7-9 will dive into the exciting world of robotics by building and customizing their own VEX IQ bots. Following design standards set by BattleBots® experts, campers will brainstorm and workshop unique robot characters, learning mechanical engineering principles along the way. The camp focuses on hands-on building challenges, including designing custom attachments and optimizing bots for various tasks like driving maneuvers in a 'Simon Says' game. The week culminates in a thrilling BattleBots®-style robot tournament where participants compete to see whose champion reigns supreme. Students will gain practical skills in robotics, engineering, and teamwork, leaving with a customized at-camp curriculum, a take-home project, an official iD Tech diploma, and a course transcript.

What a typical day looks like

A typical day includes morning coursework in a lab, breaks for outdoor and recreational activities, lunch in the campus dining hall, and more instruction and project work in the afternoon, concluding with wrap-up activities.

Best suited for

This camp is ideal for elementary-aged students (7-9) who are new to robotics and eager to learn engineering fundamentals through hands-on building and competitive challenges.

What you'll learn

VEX IQ robot building Robot customization Mechanical engineering principles Robot driving maneuvers BattleBot design standards Teamwork and collaboration Robotics tournament

Location

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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