About This Program
This is the ultimate maker experience - students design and build actual combat robots over the course of a week, culminating in an arena battle tournament. It's intense, exciting, and teaches real engineering under pressure.
Students learn mechanical design, motor control, strategy, and teamwork. They'll face the classic engineering challenges: weight limits, power constraints, and the need to balance offense vs. defense.
What Students Learn
- Mechanical design and fabrication
- Motor selection and control
- Weight and power management
- Offensive vs defensive strategy
- Iteration under pressure
- Teamwork and competition
Week Schedule
- Day 1: Design and planning, bot selection
- Day 2-3: Building and fabrication
- Day 4: Wiring, testing, and refinement
- Day 5: Tournament day!
