How to get kids interested in robotics?

Let the child mingle and observe. If robotics is really something that clicks with your child, then your job is pretty much done at this point since the child will take over. If robotics is something your child is not into, no amount of cajoling and talking would be enough to spark that interest. read more

Junior FIRST Lego League (Jr. FLL) is for elementary school level kids with an interest in engineering, and the program continues to FLL in middle school and into either FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) or First Robotics Competition (FRC) in high school. read more

Tioga High junior Jacob Tyler, 15, came to the camp with some robotics experience as a member of his school's Robotics Club. The group built SeaPerch robots that they drove underwater last school year. Jacob also is interested in engineering — aerospace engineering in his case. "I just like technology," he said. read more