by Chandler Wimmer | Sep 18, 2019 | home page, Uncategorized
Gabriel and I have tried to keep our woefully neglected blog 100% professional, but I’m going to bend the rules a little with this post. Gabriel recently left for college at UC Berkeley. He’s excited and I’m excited for him. He was accepted into...
by Gabriel | Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Chandler Wimmer | Mar 8, 2018 | home page, Uncategorized
In 2014, RobotsNOW became a reality because two kids had a dream and received a staggering amount of help from more people than can be easily counted. Our father helped with the legal requirements. Principals and teachers trusted us not to waste their student’s time....
by Gabriel | Jul 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Nearly every kid attending our robotics camps this summer asks if their school will have a robotics club this fall. For most of these kids, the sad answer is currently “No” because their schools lack funding for these valuable programs. However,...
by Gabriel | Jul 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Gabriel | Apr 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
