Monday

9:00 AM: Arrival

9:15 AM: Team Builder

9:45 AM: Introduction

10:15 AM: Introduction to Robotics: The Mars Rover

11:15 AM: Robot Demonstration

11:30 AM: Area Tour

12:00 PM: Lunch (participants have their own sack lunch)

12:30 PM: Team Builder

1:00 PM: Lesson 1 – History of Robots

1:30 PM: Lesson 2 – Review LEGO Mindstorms robot kit

2:15 PM: Closing Thoughts/Group Discussion

2:40 PM: Closing Team Builder

Tuesday

9:00 AM: Arrival

9:15 AM: Team Builder

9:45 AM: Lesson 1 – How a robot works (Part 1)

10:05 AM: Center of Gravity

10:45 AM: Start Building TankBot in Constructopedia

12:00 PM: Lunch (pizza courtesy of Dean Derucher)

12:30 PM: Lesson 3 – Continue building tankbot

2:00 PM: Discussion of rules

2:50 PM: Closing Discussion

Wednesday

9:00 AM: Arrival

9:15 AM: How a robot works (Part 2)

9:30 AM: Programming lesson

10:15 AM: Lesson 1 – Finish robot construction/modification

11:15 AM: Robot locomotion

11:45 AM: Line follower and Shadow bot demo

12:00 PM: Lunch

12:30 PM: Lesson 2 – Introduction to programming your robot

12:45 PM: BoeBot Crawler demo

1:00PM: Lesson 3 – Exploring with the RCX language

2:30 PM: Sensors

Thursday

9:00 AM: Arrival

9:15 AM: Team Builder

9:45 AM: Moving things with your robot (carry and push)

10:15 AM: Build the Lift Kit with group mentors

11:15 AM: Sony AIBO demo

12:00 PM: Lunch

12:30 PM: Moving things with your robotic arm

1:30 PM: Robot mini demonstration and competition

1:45 PM: Continue getting ready for competition with group mentors

2:40 PM: Closing Team Builder

Friday

9:00 AM: Arrival

9:15 AM: Team Builder

9:45 AM: Last chance to modify and practice with your robot

10:30 AM: Practice run of final competition

11:30 PM: Lunch (Pizza Party sponsored by Dean Derucher)

12:15 PM: Robot competition

2:00 PM: Closing Thoughts/Group Discussion

2:30 PM: Closure and awards presentation