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Students build robots, compete at robotics workshop

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5012 Team member Nickolas Nottebrock helps William Garrett with his robot. (contributed photo)
5012 Team member Nickolas Nottebrock helps William Garrett with his robot. (contributed photo)

PALMDALE – In keeping with its mission to expand robotics to all of Palmdale and the Antelope Valley, The Palmdale Aerospace Academy’s Robotics Team 5012 “Gryffingear” hosted a workshop last week for 60 local students in grades fourth through eighth.

The six-day robotics workshop, held July 6-11, featured hands-on activities, educational guest speakers, robot building and a mini competition.

“The robotics team members did everything; they planned the entire workshop and made sure all of the students were having fun and learning. These are some of the most exceptional students I have ever worked with and it makes my job as an advisor even easier,” stated Patrick Brophy, one of the Robotics Advisors for Team 5012.

Guest speakers from the AERO Institute and NASA gave presentations about robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and more.

Participants started each day with an icebreaker, followed by an educational guest speaker and game review, and finished the day building robots. The workshop concluded Saturday with a mini competition.

This is the second summer workshop hosted by the Gryffingear team.

The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Robotics Team 5012 works with FIRST, which stands for: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The mission of FIRST is to make STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education inspirational and available to all students.

Up next for Team Gryffingear is helping with The Boys and Girls Club LEGO NXT workshops.

All information related to Team 5012 can be found at http://www.gryffingear.com.

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[Information via news release from The Palmdale Aerospace Academy.]

2 comments for "Students build robots, compete at robotics workshop"

  1. It is great to see the continued growth of the robotics workshop that I developed and framed for the students to deliver as part of their FIRST robotics mantra. From NASA/AERO Institute to Lancaster High to Palmdale Academy, it is the students who take learning to another level. Your efforts will surely inspire many student to follow in your footsteps. When it is the students teaching other students the power of this success cannot be duplicated by other means.