"The Botball Educational Robotics Program: Engineering outreach for middle school, high school and college students"
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This paper will describe the Botball Educational Robotics Program, an engineering outreach program that uses the activities of designing, building, and programming robots to engage students in the fields of engineering, science, technology, and math.Botball was originally designed for middle and high school students, but a collegiate division was added last year to allow students to continue their involvement after graduation and to give university students a hands-on engineering and computer programming project.A recent study shows that about one-third of the middle and high school Botball students surveyed felt that participating in Botball had influenced their career choice; and of those who were influenced, ninety-four percent decided to pursue a career in a technical or engineering field.A discussion of how colleges and universities are using Botball as an engineering outreach and recruiting tool is included.
Source: ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Author: Cathryne Stein
Institution: KISS Institute for Practical Robotics
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2188509331