Adventures in Robotics      
July 6–11
Learn how robots think, sense, and function before designing and building one using the Vex™ Robotics Design System. Your theory and learning sessions will alternate with building sessions. Consider the history of robots, how they are used now, and how they will be used in the future, as well as engineering concepts, electronics, sensors, and control subsystems. You and your team will participate in a fun competition to evaluate your robot and present a poster about your adventure.

Meet the Instructor

Dr. Donald Griffith holds a doctorate of Education in Career and Technology Education from Clemson University.  Donald is a National Board Certified Teacher, his educational experiences range from teaching pre-engineering courses at the secondary level in public school, to teaching and research at the university level.  Prior to his career in education, he worked as a senior manufacturing engineer with an aerospace firm in South Carolina.  During the past year he served as the Program Manager for the FIRST Vex Challenge Robotics Competition with FIRST in Manchester, New Hampshire.  Donald is Engineering Outreach Director for the College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of South Carolina.  He has worked with USC, South Carolina State University, the South Carolina State Department of Education, and BellSouth to establish robotics competitions in South Carolina, supported by a nationally recognized pre-engineering curriculum.