NASA Robotics

Aspiring engineers are tasked with an exciting mission: design and program NASA's next generation space rover!

Launch young engineers on a space exploration adventure! In these fun introductory robotics programs, kids will build, program and test progressively more challenging rover designs. Young engineers will discover how to use programming, motors, sensors and attachments to make their robots complete task-based challenges and missions. From collecting rock samples whilst evading sand traps and craters, to mapping out potential rocket landing sites and battling rogue alien rovers in the ring sumo-style, kids will have a blast discovering the scientific and engineering challenges of space exploration, coding and robotics!

Engineers will be given a foundation in the basics of robotics and coding as they work through various challenges to rescue astronauts stranded on an alien planet. Students will be introduced to the concept of algorithms and machine learning, and will develop their logical and critical thinking skills, and learn about coding terminology and flow. They'll have a blast:

Learning about NASA's Mars Exploration Program
Discovering the fundamentals of block-based coding and basic programming logic, and how robot motion is realized
Exploring the working principles of commonly used sensors (motion, light, etc)
Honing their creativity and critical problem-solving skills as they learn to analyze construction challenges and break large problems down into smaller ones, and so much more!