Robotics Engineering with VEX Summer Camp for Teens

AGES: 13 - 17 (Must turn 13 by 12-31-19)
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner–Advanced
PATH: Coding, Robotics

PROGRAM: iD Tech Camps | Weeklong
PREREQUISITE: See course description
TOOLS: Vex Robotics V5, Graphical ROBOTC

Robotics Engineering and Coding Lab with VEX

Course Description

Take your real-world robotics skills to the next level with the VEX Robotics Design System. Build a frame and base for your robot then connect its wires to provide power to your creation. Work in teams to adapt your robot to compete in complex, user-piloted challenges like obstacle courses. Use ROBOTC, the premiere robotics coding language, to code your 'bot to complete autonomous tasks like maze navigation or stacking and moving objects with the claw arm. May the best 'bot win!

Prerequisite: Ability to work in a team. Each student will be provided with an individual computer and will share robotics equipment.

Course Locations Locations for this Course

In this course, your student will:

Use proper gear ratios to create speed or torque
Implement analog and digital sensors to accomplish tasks
Identify programming control structures
Participate in robotics challenges similar to popular robotics competitions

Your student will take home:

Project Files
Video footage of robotics challenges

Click the button below to continue, or learn more about our Coding or Robotics Paths.

Course Locations Locations for this Course

Locations offering this course

Global Locations

Hong Kong
- The University of Hong KongHong Kong

South Korea
- Jeju National UniversityJeju-do, South Korea

US Locations

Arizona
- Arizona State University
  Tempe, AZ
California - Northern
- Sacramento State
  Sacramento, CA
- Dominican University
  San Rafael, CA
- Santa Clara University
  Santa Clara, CA
- Stanford University
  Palo Alto, CA
- UC Berkeley
  Berkeley, CA
- West Valley College
  Saratoga, CA
California - Southern
- Cal Lutheran University
  Thousand Oaks, CA
- Cal Poly Pomona
  Pomona, CA
- California Institute of Technology
  Pasadena, CA
- UC Irvine
  Irvine, CA
- UC San Diego
  La Jolla, CA
Colorado
- University of Denver
  Denver, CO
Connecticut
- Fairfield University
  Fairfield, CT
- Southern Connecticut State University
  New Haven, CT
- Trinity College
  Hartford, CT
- Wesleyan University
  Middletown, CT
Florida
- Nova Southeastern University
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
- University of Miami
  Coral Gables, FL
- University of North Florida
  Jacksonville, FL
Georgia
- Emory University
  Atlanta, GA

Illinois
- Benedictine University
  Lisle, IL
- Judson University
  Elgin, IL
- Lake Forest College
  Lake Forest, IL
Indiana
- Purdue University
  West Lafayette, IN
Kentucky
- University of Louisville - Shelby Campus
  Louisville, KY
Maryland
- University of Maryland
  College Park, MD
Massachusetts
- Bentley University
  Waltham, MA
- Harvard University
  Cambridge, MA
- MIT
  Cambridge, MA
- St. Mark's School
  Southborough, MA
Michigan
- University of Michigan
  Ann Arbor, MI
Minnesota
- Macalester College
  St. Paul, MN

Missouri
- University of Missouri - Kansas City
  Kansas City, MO
- Washington University in St. Louis
  St. Louis, MO
New Jersey
- Fairleigh Dickinson University - Madison
  Madison, NJ
- Princeton
  Princeton, NJ
New York
- Iona College
  New Rochelle, NY
- NYIT - Old Westbury
  Old Westbury, NY
- Pace University
  Pleasantville, NY
North Carolina
- North Carolina State University
  Raleigh, NC
- UNC-Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, NC
Ohio
- Ohio State University
  Columbus, OH
- Xavier University
  Cincinnati, OH
Pennsylvania
- Carnegie Mellon University
  Pittsburgh, PA
- Villanova University
  Villanova, PA
Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University
  Nashville, TN

Texas
- Austin Tech Camp
  Austin, TX
- Rice University
  Houston, TX
- Southern Methodist University
  Dallas, TX
- The University of Texas at Dallas
  Richardson, TX
Virginia
- University of Virginia
  Charlottesville, VA
Washington
- Bellevue College
  Bellevue, WA
- University of Washington - Seattle
  Seattle, WA
Washington D.C.
- Georgetown University
  Washington, D.C.

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