Participating students will participate in hands-on learning activities focused on robotics. These incoming 7th, 8th and 9th graders will leave camp with a basic knowledge of electricity and robotics. They will also tour local manufacturing facilities during their week long session. At the end of the week, participants will leave with a t-shirt, a robot with components to continue their journey, and a wealth of knowledge they have learned through the camp from collegiate faculty.
Friday, July 15, 2016
10:15 am: Robot Programming (Room 169)
11:45 am: Robot Building (Room 169)
1:00 pm: Robot Competition  (Room 159)
Where:Â Â Ivy Tech Community College, 3501 N First Avenue
More about Robotics at Ivy Tech:Â The Advanced Automation and Robotics (AART) program at Ivy Tech offers hands-on learning with modern equipment in classes taught by faculty who have spent their careers working in manufacturing. Students learn to troubleshoot automated manufacturing equipment like PLCs, robotics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and motors and controls. For even more real-world experience, this degree offers the opportunity for a paid internship at local companies where students work two days per week and attend class three days per week. A few of the companies Ivy Tech partners with include Eli Lilly, Ingersoll Rand, Oerlicon, Alcoa, Amatrol, Dupont and Allison Transmission. Degrees & Certificates Offered (Southwest Region): Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Technical Certificate (TC) Certificate (C)
Typical Careers: Industrial Machinery Mechanic
Median Industrial Machinery Mechanic salary in Indiana: $23.70 per hr.
