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Robotics & Engineering

Robotics – Learning to Program VEX Robots

Students will learn to write code within the VEX V5 environment, based on C++, to automate tasks for robots and explore advanced robotics concepts.

🔥 Middle/High School 🕒 1-week Day Camp In-person Beginner-friendly 💰 $230 total

About this camp

This camp introduces students to programming techniques for VEX robots, focusing on writing computer code to complete autonomous tasks. Participants will gain hands-on experience working with motors, sensors, and other simple electronics. The curriculum involves learning to write code within the VEX V5 environment, which is based on the C++ coding language. Students will have the opportunity to explore various state-of-the-art robotics topics, including self-driving cars and humanoids. The camp emphasizes building efficient robots and teaching them to perform desired automated tasks.

What a typical day looks like

Students will engage in programming techniques to write computer code for VEX robots, working with motors, sensors, and electronics, and exploring various robotics topics. For full-day campers, supervised lunch and activities are provided between morning and afternoon sessions.

Best suited for

This camp is ideal for students with no previous coding experience who are interested in learning to program smart robots and exploring robotics.

What you'll learn

VEX robot programming C++ coding language Motors and sensors Autonomous tasks Robotics electronics Self-driving cars Humanoid robots

Location

Seattle Preparatory School

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