This past week, we partnered with several other local robotics teams as well as NASA and Lockheed Martin to host a week-long robotics workshop for sixty elementary- and middle-schoolers. We had a great time doing a variety of activities, from throwing water balloons to teaching kids to build robots.
During the week, the kids got to participate in science activities including launching balloon rockets and building a protective "spacecraft" to safely land an egg launched by a slingshot. Each afternoon, the kids worked in teams of six to build robots out of VEX metal parts to play a game involving racquetballs. On Saturday, parents got to see all the teams play in an exciting competition very similar to the FIRST Tech Challenge competitions.
PHI had so much fun helping mentor at this year's Summer Robotics Workshop, and we hope to do it again next year.
