It’s about time — Teacher Workshops

It’s about time — Teacher Workshops

Teacher Workshops! Chandler and I receive a lot of emails asking questions about how to start a robotics club. Last Spring, I was in a meeting with Mr. Ted Leonsis, the owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals.  Yes, I’m shamelessly name-dropping!  Ha ha!  I’m...
RobotsNOW Inaugural Robotics Camp

RobotsNOW Inaugural Robotics Camp

This week was so much fun!  We hosted robotsNOW inaugural robotics camp in Bristol, VA.  We had 25 rising 5th graders attend, and based upon the robots I saw, there were definitely some future engineers in the camp!  During our camp, we learned about: Exciting...
Cyber Patriots!

Cyber Patriots!

While this isn’t robots, per se, I believe it fits our theme of fun STEM activities. CyberPatriots is a new cyber security competition that allows its participants to experience real-world cyber security challenges and work to solve them from the perspective of...
Robotics in DoD Logistics!

Robotics in DoD Logistics!

This summer, I not only had an opportunity to see how robotics were used in real-world applications, I also got to help push the bounds of how robotics may be employed, supporting our military! This summer, I was an intern supporting Analytic Strategies, an analytics...