°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Robots
Pre-teens can too!
11 Jun 2018
Made-from-scratch movers and carriers were again on display near °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ, as the younger set took up the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Robots challenge.
Advanced planning, precision, patience ... just like the secondary-level competition, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Robots for juniors offers an opportunity to develop real-life skills and experience. © Christophe ROUX-CEA
From two participating schools in 2012 to sixty-five in the most recent edition, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Robots contest has continued to expand and is now firmly established in the regional pedagogical landscape. Under the supportive eye of an adult mentor, students work in teams over much of the year to design and program robots to carry out the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ-like handling tasks described in the contest's technical specifications.
Along the way—in addition to learning a good deal about the kind of challenges °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ engineers face—the students learn valuable technical and interpersonal skills.
The winners, from St André d'Embrun, went home with a virtual reality headset. © Christophe ROUX-CEA
For the first time, organizer Agence Iter France has expanded its successful concept to benefit 4th, 5th and 6th graders. More than 320 people were present on 5 June to support the first Junior Challenge—10 teams competing in robotics, general culture and communication (creating a stand).
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Robots Junior, like the original, is organized in partnership with the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Organization, the Aix-Marseille academy and the Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research (IRFM, CEA).