Duluth East Daredevils Teach Robotics at the Boys and Girls Club <\/p>\n
DULUTH, Minn. Custom built robots zipped through obstacle courses at the Boys and Girls Club of Duluth this summer. <\/p>\n
I think its fun, says Rodrick Campbell, a robotics camper. I like to play with remote control cars and how to see how they work and I like to play with my drones. <\/p>\n
It was all part of the second annual Lego Robotics Camp. <\/p>\n
Ive always been interested in looking at the way things work and robotics really allowed me to expand on that, says Cameron Anderson, co-captain of the Duluth East Daredevils robotics team, and a teacher at the camp. <\/p>\n
At the camp, the Duluth East High School Daredevils robotics team teaches elementary and middle school kids the basics of programming and robotics. <\/p>\n
Its our way of reaching out to this group who normally wouldnt be able to have this experience, says Anderson. <\/p>\n
If you want a good hockey player, you start them young, says Tim Velner, coach of the Daredevils. If you want a good engineer, you got to start them young, and thats what were trying to do. <\/p>\n
The kids use those skills to design and build their own robots capable of making it through a challenging course. <\/p>\n
Theyre given a problem to solve and then they have to engineer, both mechanically and with a program, a way to solve the problem, says Velner. <\/p>\n
If the robot cant finish, its back to the drawing board for the campers. <\/p>\n
Most problems arent solved overnight, says Velner. Theyre solved because we have the grit to stick with it. <\/p>\n
The kids make upgrades until their robots are unstoppable. <\/p>\n
I learned that you should never stop trying, says camper Ira Alves. <\/p>\n
The kids have a lot of fun and, in the process, learn valuable skills needed in the modern world. <\/p>\n
I love the idea of inspiring the next generation especially of engineers, says Anderson. <\/p>\n
When Im growing up, I want to be a mechanical engineer, says Campbell. <\/p>\n
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