Students will be introduced to the state of the art in robotics, design, manufacturing, and automation. The course ties together engaging classroom discussions on a variety of topics including sensing, actuation, control, and embedded programming. Working in groups, they will build their own mobile robot that can be tele-operated with some onboard autonomy.
The program will culminate in competitive demonstrations in which students will test their robots against each other in a specifically designed course.
Eligible students should have prior coursework in Physics, Math (Precalculus is a plus but not a pre-requisite), and C programming or Autocad.