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Advanced Robotics with LEGO SPIKE is a hands-on S.T.E.A.M. camp that challenges campers to explore engineering, coding, and problem-solving using LEGO SPIKE Prime sets and the SPIKE Education App. Robotics Fundamentals: Campers learn the core components of robotic hardware and software by building practice driving bases, programming precise movements, and using color sensors to navigate obstacles and interact with objects. Data & Energy Tracking: Using the hub's internal accelerometer and distance sensors, participants build functioning fitness trackers and pedometers to measure jump heights, count steps, and graph kinetic and potential energy. Automation & Environmental Science: Campers practice debugging code by fixing an automated delivery cart, program helpers to sort objects by color, and build mechanical weather stations—including a wind indicator and a "tomato-meter"—to interpret qualitative forecast data. Engineering Design: The camp culminates in a real-world engineering challenge where campers apply the complete design process to invent, build, and program a customized prosthetic hand for an astronaut.
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