Bring your ideas to life in this creative robotics workshop!
Using VEX IQ robotics and cardboard, participants will imagine, design and construct interactive games inspired by classic carnival activities. Projects might include obstacle courses, timing challenges, guessing games or other original creations, using motors, sensors and code to make them interactive and playable.
Across the six sessions, participants will refine their designs, test ideas, and build games intended for others to enjoy.
Finished projects may be showcased in Woollahra Library’s WonderLab, giving participants the chance to see their creations played by library visitors.
This program is suitable for ages 13 to 18 and welcomes both beginners and participants with prior experience.
Program details:
This six session program runs on Thursdays from 5 February to 26 March, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, with a two week break in the middle. By booking, participants are enrolled in all six sessions.
Please note there are no sessions on Thursday 26 February or Thursday 5 March. Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions to get the most out of the program.
About the facilitator:
Science Communicator Parker McLean has developed, hosted and managed over a dozen creative robotics programs in Canada and Australia including programs like Robotics Design Studio, Robotics Club and Make a Tech Pet. Parker’s robotics programs strive to be learner driven, place based and inquiry based. They blend art and design with engineering and modern technology, facilitating young designers to invent joyful experiences for others. He has worked with VEX IQ, Micro:Bits, LEGO Mindstorms, Ozobots, Dash Robots, Spheros, BeeBots, Makey Makey, cardboard, yogurt containers, batteries, wires and more!