About This Activity
Every decision the rover makes could mean success… or mission failure. A remote planet has been discovered, but the terrain is unpredictable and dangerous. Human explorers can’t navigate it alone; they need intelligent rovers capable of making decisions on the fly. In Smart Rover Missions, teens in AI step into the role of robotics engineers, building and programming an intelligent rover car using Arduino hardware and C programming. A super hands-on camp! Students work through a structured robotics engineering workflow focused on autonomy, perception, and decision-making. Students will: - Design and assemble a functional rover using motors, wheels, and sensors - Program low-level motor control using Arduino and C - Integrate distance and obstacle sensors to perceive the environment - Build decision-making logic using conditionals and thresholds - Map sensor data to autonomous driving behaviours - Design and test gesture-based control inputs - Analyze how the rover responds under different conditions - Complete mission challenges that require autonomous navigation - Present and explain how their rover senses, decides, and acts This camp emphasizes systems thinking, accountability, and real-world engineering constraints, helping students understand how intelligent machines are built, tested, and improved in professional robotics and autonomous vehicle development.
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In-person - Swansea Townhall
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95 Lavinia Avenue
Toronto, ON, Canada
M6S 1H9
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