Robotics Camp

Kenneth successfully completed a 2-week Robotics Camp through the local school district. They met from Monday - Thursday from 8 AM - 12:30 PM to learn about some principles of building structures, electronics, and applications of those subjects. The final project was a secret to the parents until the final day (which was today). We arrived at the school at 11 AM for a show-and-tell. Each group of kids had 3-4 participants and they were tasked to use the robotics skills and tools to create a scene from a movie. Some kids went so far as to bring accompanying music (Star Wars). Kenneth's team built a scene from Shrek: it was the castle where Princess Fiona was kept until Shrek rescued her from the dragon. They programmed a series of events that operated the mechanisms built into the Lego structure so that when a trigger was pressed, a drawbridge closed and the catapult tossed a mini-lego at the perpetrator trying to enter the castle. We were very impressed with his team's work and all of the other projects. Nana drove over for the presentation and afterwards, watched the kids for the rest of the day. Evelyn really, really wanted to participate in this program but you have to be entering 3rd grade before you're eligible. We may end up ordering some of these kits for the kids to experiment at home.


Kenneth styled his hair into a spike the other night. It is getting longer than he traditionally wears it. We've also got a great Daddy/Evelyn photo.
I also included one of the ladies of the group--it is clear that from Kenneth's perspective (he took the picture) I must look like a GIANT.