VEX VRC CAMP: CHange-up

Take your robotics education and experience to the next level with Western Mechatronic’s Advanced VEX VRC Robotics Summer Camp. Design and build a robot for a mystery game that will be revealed at the beginning of the camp, and compete against other teams. Played on a 12x12-foot arena, this game will be played as a 2v2. Teams are tasked to design, build, program, and drive their robots with VEX VRC Robotics parts and tools. 

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Learn essential design practices, building proficiencies, and programming fundamentals. 

Camp Details

Location:

820 10 St SW Unit 3, Calgary, AB T2P 2X1

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Age Range: 

Current Grades 6+ 

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Camp Hours: 

9 AM - 4 PM

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Cost:

$375

Camp schedule

Camp Itinerary Below

Camp Itinerary 

DAY 1:

• Introduction to the VEX Robotics Competition

• Safety Orientation

• Lesson: Drivetrains and Mechanical Advantage

• Split into teams, design and build the drivetrain

• Supervised building time

• Coding Lesson: Drive Code

• Mentored programming session

• Challenge: Drag Race! 

DAY 2:

• Lesson: Intakes*

• Supervised building time

• Coding Lesson: Code basics and mechanism code

• Mentored programming session

• Challenge: Sort it out!* 

DAY 3:

• Lesson: Conveyors*

• Supervised building time

• Coding Lesson: Fundamental Sensors

• Mentored programming session

• Challenge: Nothing but net!*

DAY 4:

• Lesson: Tournament Structure and Game Strategy

• Supervised building time

• Coding Lesson: Autonomous movement

• Mentored programming session

• Challenge: Co-op Challenge!* 

DAY 5:

• Tournament Day! Parents are welcome to come watch

• Awards Ceremony

• Clean up

• Recap and Closing

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*Topic subject to change depending on the VEX Robotics 2022-2023 season game reveal in May