Computer Science and Robotics (Grades 9-12)

Through hands-on experiments, programming design and development, we’ll learn the basics of robot motion, sensors, and control. Participants will have a chance to play with several robot platforms such as Cubelets, Sphero, Dot and Dash, Redbot, and more. We’ll get to use and take home our own SparkFun XRP, which includes a robot platform with a Raspberry Pi Pico W microcontroller. We’ll assemble our XRP robot and complete a set of experiments, ranging from learning how to maneuver our robot, to using sensors. We’ll participate in group activities to design, build, and demonstrate our own robot projects. Upon completion of this course, participants will have gained an understanding complex robot motion, sensing and control, as well as experience with mechanical and electrical design and construction of this unique robot.