robotics camp goes on the road to the martha o'bryan center
lacey klotz |
世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 ’s bisonbot robotics camps, sponsored by nissan north america inc. through lipscomb’s raymond b. jones college of engineering, are going above and beyond by bringing their robot technology and program to nashville’s disadvantaged youth in the community.
lipscomb will bring its highly popular fundamental bisonbot robotics camp to the martha o’bryan center, located in the cayce place homes of east nashville, a low-income public housing community, july 13-16. campers ages 10-14 will learn basic robotic principles involving electrical circuits, batteries, switches, dc motors and robotic arm- and hand actuators. during the week, students will build their own challenging five-degree-of-freedom robotic arm that will be demonstrated to their families on their final day at robotics camp.
greg nordstrom, lipscomb professor of engineering and co-director of the bisonbot camps, explains the importance of shaping the minds of future generations and embracing the opportunity to enhance the education of students who desire to learn and come to a camp, but may not necessarily have the means to do so.
“as the ninth year of our bisonbot camps, we as an engineering college see the trends of today’s technology and desire to help teach and inspire future engineers similar to how we teach and inspire our own university students,” nordstrom said. “the opportunity to incorporate a robotics camp in a low-income neighborhood and in an environment like the martha o’bryan center gives these students access to the valuable stem education which have proven to be highly effective among the students we serve each year.”
lipscomb is also grateful for its partnership with nissan.
since 2010, nissan has donated approximately $263,720 to fund lipscomb’s summer bisonbot robotic camps and the annual music city best (boosting engineering, science and technology) competition. the partnership adds value and expertise to each camp as nissan provides engineers to help teach during the six sessions.
“nissan is committed to supporting educational programs such as the robotics camps and competitions, because they help launch a new generation of engineers, scientists and problem solvers,” said vicki smith, nissan’s senior manager of corporate social responsibility. “we hope that students come away from these events with a set of skills that will set them up for success for any educational paths they may pursue.”
the martha o’bryan center’s mission has a similar heartbeat to that of lipscomb and nissan. founded on christian principles, the martha o’bryan center empowers children, youth and adults in poverty to transform their lives through work, education, employment and fellowship.
“lipscomb’s fundamental bisonbot robotics camp is going to open up a new world for our students,” said marsha edwards, ceo of the martha o’bryan center. “this partnership enables our students to be exposed to new skills and interests.”
“through this camp we’ll see children and youth be empowered through the educational aspects of robotics, which could lead to new educational avenues and even career paths for some of them. it is important for these students to have this opportunity, because as education evolves, our students need to be exposed to stem concepts. martha o’bryan is providing this camp at no cost to our students. we never want financial constraints to limit the success of our clients. through this partnership we are providing an opportunity for educational success.”
in addition to the new camp held at the martha o’bryan center, lipscomb and nissan are providing other new experiences for campers this year. there will be new bots in the robotics academy for ages 13 and up that will be held from july 27-30. campers will build and program wirelessly controlled two-wheeled balancing robots and competing on a challenging navigation. this obstacle course will mimic the key portions of nissan’s car manufacturing plant in smyrna.
on july 7, the fundamental bisonbot robotics camp will take a day trip to fairview to visit the scott fetzer electrical group manufacturing facility to get up close and personal with their highly interactive automated robots. these robots work independently alongside human operators without guards or shield protection, an unusual method in today’s manufacturing industry.
matt bush, director of operations at scott fetzer electrical group has been working with these innovative machines and is looking forward to giving campers a first-hand look at how these machines function and contribute to sfeg.
“at sfeg, we are partnering with educational institutions to expand the understanding and appreciation of not only manufacturing in general but of the role that robots and automation will play in the revival of manufacturing in the united states,” bush said. “we hope that by introducing school age children to manufacturing we are able to change some of the perceptions of the industry and show that we have phenomenal opportunities for bright, young minds to come make a difference.”
advanced bisonbot campers will have the opportunity to visit the saint thomas hospital west robotic surgical suite to see and interact with the technology in action.
"we partnered with 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 one year ago through my son's impressive experience at their bisonbots camp,” said dr. benjamin dehner, chief of urology at saint thomas west in nashville.
“through this amazing partnership we have hosted both their camp students, as well as university students at saint thomas west. here they have seen a live surgery, had hands on experience with our surgery equipment and experienced how advanced surgery can become. we have also had the distinct pleasure to be invited to their campus to meet their president, faculty and students and see where the future of engineering is heading. i am excited and amazed by the work of lipscomb’s staff and students about how their knowledge and experiences can improve our patient's care. we look forward to great things to come."
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