Suffern’s robotic team came to RCC Summer Camps today to give a presentation to our Awesome Science camp about two awesome robots that they developed. Counselor Joe Montuoro is an active participant of this team and has worked on robots himself. “The electronics and machinery go a lot further then what we can do at camp.” This comment from Joe was obvious when you see what kind of robots the team showed. (See pictures and videos)
The robotics team from Suffern is lead by Geroge Mugno and assistant Zack Wimer. Both were present at the robot showing and with a lot of enthusiasm got the campers to engage and even play with the robots. They were really great at answering all the questions the kids had. (And come counselors) The Suffern team featured two robots, one with uniquely made wheels that the team used a 3D printer to make! Talk about awesome. The robots were really well made and even helped the team to place second in two regional tournaments. The robots were incredible. One had the ability to pick up rings and place them onto something else, and the other one was able to rise several feet into the air. It was even bigger than some of our campers! According to counselor Kristine Stewart these types of projects are “important for problem solving skills.” Commenting that it’s about hard work and professionalism.
All in all it was a great presentation and our guests couldn't have been better. You could really feel the excitement in the room especially when the campers got to see the robots in action. While some campers played with the robot, others were able to make key chain and buttons, which made the day even more fun. A final thought of the day was found on the shirt of Zack WImer, which stated, “If it isn't broken, take it apart and fix it.” Check out http://www.facebook.com/rccsummercamps for more pictures and videos and please visit us at www.rccsummercamps.com for more information!
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