Physics and math came into play today as we got to see the unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROUV) robots in action.
Even more exciting was that one of our summer interns, Lilith Mizoe, got a chance to observe the activities! 🙌🏼
The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Division (IHD), in collaboration with local partners, have jointly developed a three-year program with $3 million funding from the DoD National Defense Education Program (NDEP) that introduces defense-relevant STEM concepts and education to students in two Maryland regions—Northeastern Maryland and Southern Maryland — with large populations of underrepresented and military-dependent students.
RoboMasterminds is designed to attract and retain students in an educational “pipeline” of out-of-school-time experiences. The youngest students participate in an after-school program designed as a “classroom in a box” curriculum and offered through local non-profits already serving underrepresented communities.
Read more- Robomasterminds.org
Using a “train the trainer” approach, ARL and NSWC are teaching professionals within partner organizations to successfully deliver the robotics program.
For the past few weeks, the team has been actively engaged in summer camps where high school juniors and seniors learned to design, build, and program remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROUV) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) that interact with human partners. Students were provided “near-peer” mentorship throughout.
