Drone and Rover Academies
About: The School of Engineering will host a series of week-long summer camps in June and July 2024. The camps will offer high-school students opportunities to get hands-on experience designing, building and programming drones and remote-controlled “Rover” vehicles.
Address: 1006 19th St. South, Birmingham.
Website: https://www.uab.edu/engineering/home/summer-camps
Ages: 9th-12th grade (including graduating seniors.)
Dates:
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Drone Academy (Computer-aided design and 3D printing):
- June 3-7
- June 10-14
- June 24-28
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Rover Academy (more advanced building & programming, intended as a ‘sequel’ to Drone Academy)
- July 8-12
- July 15-19
Cost: The suggested cost for each one-week camp is a $100 donation per student. Payment is voluntary, however, and no student will be excluded if cost is a limiting factor.