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    Stony Brook University Pre-College Summer:  Robotics Engineering

    Stony Brook University Pre-College Summer: Robotics Engineering

    Details

    • Listing Type: Summer Programs
    • Program Delivery: Residential
    • Destination: United States
    • Provided By: College
    • Session Start: July
    • Session Length: One Week
    • Entering Grade: 10th, 11th, 12th
    • Gender: Coed
    • Category: Academic
    • Sub-Categories: STEM, Design, Computer Science, Robotics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Engineering, Physics, Coding, Career Exploration, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Skills
    • Selective: Yes
    • Ages: 16, 17, 18
    • Minimum Cost: $1,500 - $2,999
    • Career Clusters: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
    • Credit Awarded: No
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    Overview

    Learn how to build robots this summer!  In this Robotics Engineering course, you will work in a small collaborative team to build and program robots that move, spin, and respond to commands. You will learn the fundamentals of practical electronics, mechanical design, and microcontroller programming, build problem-solving skills, advance critical thinking, and broaden creative and innovative reasoning. Outside class, you will experience campus life and meet new like-minded people.

    The Stony Brook University Pre-College Summer —  Robotics Engineering program is designed for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. You will learn the fundamentals of robotics, including practical electronics, mechanical design, and microcontroller programming. The program focuses on building problem-solving skills, advanced critical thinking, and broadening creative and innovative reasoning.

    Through a combination of lectures and immersive hands-on activities, you will:

    • Learn to design, prototype, and integrate robot motions in autonomous systems
    • Explore topics including practical electronics, mechanical design, and microcontroller programming
    • Build problem-solving skills, and advanced critical thinking
    • Broaden creative and innovative reasoning

    Course Topics

    • Locomotion: Learn to design single and multi-degree-of-freedom walking and rolling robotsSensing: Integrate Ultrasonic and PIR sensors
    • Actuation: Learn to program servos and DC motors using a motor controller
    • Reasoning: Introduce Arduino (C++ simplified) Programming
    • Remote Control: Learn to use a Bluetooth mobile app to control robot behavior

    Cost and Session Information

    The cost of the one-week program is $2,200 and there is an application fee of $45. This fee includes the course, learning materials, social programs, residence hall access, and all meals. Early Discount: Apply by April 1 and receive $100 off the program cost.

    Three One-week Sessions:

    July 7 - 12
    July 14-19
    July 21-26