2008 SUMMER INSTITUTE OF ROBOTICS Mid-Atlantic Space Grant Meeting, September 2008 Maisha Drew and S. Keith Hargrove Morgan State University Clarence Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering Baltimore, MD

Today’s Agenda  MSU/SIR Introduction  Mission Statement  SIR Curriculum  2008 Participants  Sample Budget  SIR Benefits/Opportunities/Challenges  Questions

 HBCU located in Baltimore, MD  Enrollment – 7000 Students; 900 Grads  Clarence Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering students  BS, ME, D.Eng. In:  Civil Engineering  Electrical & Computer Engineering  Industrial Engineering Morgan State University

What is the Summer Robotics Institute (SIR)?  Initiated by NASA and MSU;  Modeled after the NASA Summer Robotics Program;  Began as a two (2) week program in 2006;  Currently a 4 week residential summer program designed to provide high school students, grades 9-12, with the opportunity to learn and discover the science and technology of “Robot Design and Operation”.

SIR Mission Mission Statement: To increase the knowledge and understanding of the concepts and principles of Robotics for urban high school students with an interest in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

SIR Curriculum Courses  Robotic Theory: This class is structured for the students to learn about important robotic concepts, i.e mechanical components, sensors, and systems.  Computer Science: This class is structured for the students to learn basics of using the EasyC computer langauge, CAD design program and engineering computer software like MATLAB.  Robotic Design: This class is structured to learn about design concepts and group work techniques.  Robotics Laboratory: This lab is for the students to use all of the skills acquired from the above classes to build a vex robot for the weekly challenge.

MSU - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Partnership Greenbelt, MD  NASA Robotics Academy Poster Presentations  Program sponsorship and coordination  NASA Robotics Academy Shadow Day  Resource support for summer interns

2008 SIR Participants  Over 200 Applications this year  Accepted 25 Students  15 Males 3 students from Puerto Rico  10 Females

SIR Daily Schedule Monday – Friday 9 – 10:30am ………………Computer Science 10:30 – 12:00pm………..Robotic Design 12:00 – 1:30pm………….Lunch 1:30 – 3:00pm……………Math 3:00 – 5:00pm……………Robotics Lab 5:00 – 6:30pm……………Dinner 6:30 – 8:00pm……………Research 8:00pm – until………………..Return to Dorms

2008 Sample Budget TitleCost Daytime Director$2, Night Time Director$3, Robotic Design Instructor$3, Robotic Leads(4)$6, Computer Science$2, Counselors (3)$3, Housing$13, Food$13, ID Cards$ Trips$1, Robots$3, Parts$1, Planning$4, Facilities$1, Post$2, Total Cost$59, Cost Per Student$2,092.60

Impact & Benefits of SIR Program  Stimulate interests and exposure to hands-on projects in STEM;  Enhance basic knowledge in math and computer science via programming;  Expose high school students to Morgan State and residential living;  Promote Team building;  Recruitment base for PACE Program in School of Engineering;

SIR Opportunities & Challenges  Expanding program with more students;  Attracting funding resources;  Logistics with competing programs on campus during the summer;  More involvement of faculty;  Excellent exposure to potential engineering students;  Great support from MSU School of Engineering  Track participants  Involved with First Robotics and Project Lead the Way!

Thank You &…….Questions