VEX Robotics

This introductory-level camp is for students whom are currently on a VEX Robotics team or plan to be on one this upcoming school year. The curriculum in this camp will be designed in collaboration with the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation. Employing a “project-based classroom” teaching approach, the instructor will give the students the directions for building the basic claw bot and allow them to build in groups of 2 to 5 depending on class size. Once the robots are built, the instructors will teach basic RobotC programming. Students will work as they learn. Instructors will teach concepts and ideas as needed by each group. The camp will be a 5-day, all day camp on the campus of Oakland University. Student success will be heavily dependent upon their commitment to excellence while in class. The admissions process will depend on the number of students who apply.

In this camp, students will:

• Design and build the robot to complete certain specifications for certain challenges.
• Program the robots using RobotC
• Compete against one another in a team atmosphere.
• Learn to apply autonomous features on the robot.

Parents of participants, please read the following documents. If you accept these conditions, please type "YES" into the authorization code field before checkout.

Please download and fill out the attached Health Form, Photo Release Form and Release Waiver Form and have your student bring these forms with them to their first day of camp.

For more information contact Marianne Donoghue at mrdonoghue@oakland.edu.