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Southern New Jersey Robot Challenge - Empowering Students in Engineering

Join the Southern New Jersey Robot Challenge where high school students build robots, compete, and enhance their engineering skills through teamwork and creativity. Get involved today!

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Southern New Jersey Robot Challenge - Empowering Students in Engineering

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  1. Southern New Jersey THE ROBOT CHALLENGE

  2. Southern New Jersey WHO ARE WE? • Women in Engineering (WIE) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists. • We are part of IEEE which is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. • 375,000 members in 160 countries. • 324 sections in 10 geographic regions worldwide. • We belong to the Southern New Jersey Section (SNJ)

  3. Southern New Jersey WHAT IS THE ROBOT CHALLENGE? • A team competition among High School students challenging their imagination and developing their skills by creating and designing a working robot. • A non-profit project that was initiated by IEEE as a means of encouraging students to become engineers. • Baltimore IEEE has been sponsoring a competition in their area for 13 years. • The Baltimore web-site: www.robotchallenge.com

  4. Southern New Jersey WHERE DO WE GET THE ROBOT KITS? • Kits are usually obtained through the Southern New Jersey IEEE section. • The robot kit costs approximately $60 (incredible knowledge benefits for about $15 per student) • The kit includes the manual and the parts needed to build the robot, except for the body covering. • Extra manuals for teachers are available • WIE will provide 1 free kit to the first 4 schools that sign up for the competition!

  5. Southern New Jersey AND THE CHALLENGE IS.… • To build a robot capable of walking 6 feet along a path with a minor obstacle • Teams must: • Build a Robot using the plans provided with the kit. • Keep a detailed log throughout the construction. • Prepare a Written Report about the experience, including schedule, problems, and solutions. • Compete with teams from other schools. • Make an Oral Presentation to judges.

  6. Southern New Jersey THE FUN IS ALL ABOUT.… • “The race to the Finish Line” • SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: • teamwork • working with tools • writing • creativity and design • organization • electrical theory

  7. Southern New Jersey THE FUN IS ALL ABOUT.… • FOR THE TEACHERS: a way to get kids involved… • We’ve pre-designed an experiment that you can use to teach the principles of science. • Meet teaching standards for problem solving, writing skills, math, and science. FOR THE STUDENTS: you’ll find out… • The hands-on activity gets you out of your chairs • It’s fun to learn what its like to be an engineer • Being an engineer is creative and cool! The real fun is competing against other teams!

  8. Southern New Jersey TEAMS • A minimum of 4 students per team • Each team will receive a Manual and kit • Work on the project during class time, or after school as a voluntary activity • Typically the project takes between 2 to 4 months based on 3 hours a week of work • Students are encouraged to solve problems by themselves

  9. Southern New Jersey GETTING STARTED • The kit contains everything to build the Robot The motto needs to be “measure twice, cut once!”

  10. Southern New Jersey TOOLS Required but not provided • wood saw • jig saw • electric drill • needle-nose pliers • vise • screw drivers • wire stripper • sharp knife • batteries • tools and materials to create a robot body covering that does not interfere with mechanical operation • sand paper (wood & metal) • 25 watt soldering iron • safety goggles Optional: • rotary cutting tool for cutting the threaded rods • bench drill press is helpful for aligning holes • miter box

  11. Southern New Jersey THE 2-LEG ROBOT KIT

  12. Southern New Jersey THE 2-LEG ROBOT PARTS

  13. Southern New Jersey THE SKELETON

  14. Southern New Jersey THE BODY COVERING

  15. Southern New Jersey THE CONTROL

  16. Southern New Jersey STUDENT MANUAL • The Basic Students’ Manual contains all the information needed to build the Robot: • Provides technical diagrams • Written instructions for building the robot • Information on preparing the written report • Information on getting ready for the Robot Challenge event

  17. Southern New Jersey TEACHER MANUAL • Contains sketches of what the basic robot will look like when built • Contains information on how to make the body covering

  18. Southern New Jersey TEAMWORK • Students work together as a team • Mistakes by one affect the others • Each leg of the Robot is operated by a different member of team • Team cooperation is key

  19. Southern New Jersey OBJECTIVE • Bring the robot competition to Southern New Jersey high schools. • Generate interest in engineering among young adults. • Challenge the students creativity and skill through STEM (science, technology, engineering, math). • Help students connect science with their own lives.

  20. Southern New Jersey CONTACT INFORMATION SNJ WIE http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r2/southern_nj/wie/ WIE website: http://www.ieee.org/women IEEE website: http://www.ieee.org Robot Challenge website (Baltimore, MD): http://www.robotchallenge.com Southern Jersey WIE Chair: Heather Tomasello HeatherTomasello@ieee.org 609-909-9374 Southern Jersey IEEE Computer Society Chair: Dana Whicker DanaNova@ieee.org

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