SMS Robotics Club Interest Meeting: Thursday, August 11, 2011 Time: 8:15am Room: E-11, Mrs. Calvert

The Robotics club is a service and learning club for students interested in Technology and Robotics. Club members will work on individual, group projects, and compete in robotic competitions. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) concepts are found and utilized in planning, designing, building, programming, and operating the robots. The SMS robotics club is a full year commitment that require students to be responsible and in good academic standing. We will participate in several events next year, including a LEGO Robotics challenge through the FIRST LEGO League (FLL), Vex Robotics Competition, and Flare.

What is a robot? There’s no precise definition, but by general agreement a robot is a programmable machine that imitates the actions or appearance of an intelligent creature–usually a human. To qualify as a robot, a machine has to be able to do two things: 1) get information from its surroundings, and 2) do something physical–such as move or manipulate objects.

NXT Robot

SMS Robotics Club will involve much effort put through on your part. In order to prepare properly for competitions, meetings will be held after school on Tuesday from 4:30-6:30 and 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Friday Mornings.

The club will be asking for a $30 to cover supplies, t-shirts, registration fees, etc. All checks should be made to Shiloh Middle School for Robotics Club. Payment is not due until the new school year Friday, August 19, 2011.

Robotics Camp June :30-3:00