Annual Robotics Summer Camp, July 13-17, 2008

• What is Robotics?
• Typical Day at Camp
• Who Should Apply?
• Important Information
• Contact
• Frequently Asked Questions

Rising high school seniors are invited to apply for an intensive five-day summer Robotics Camp offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), and sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

The intent of the camp is to motivate the most creative minds of a new generation of prospective Electrical and Computer Engineers to become global leaders in an increasingly technological world. The program aims to create a community of students who participate in and contribute to an intensive and powerful academic experience delivered by distinguished educators and professionals.

Camp participants will be introduced through a fiveday residential College academic experience to the exciting field of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and will learn topics not traditionally taught in High Schools such as Microcontroller Programming, Sensing Systems, Digital Electronics, and more.

The participant will work with Electrical and Computer Engineering students and professors, and interact with professional engineers from the Industry.

TCNJ offers a superior learning environment, and these experiences take place in specialized laboratories.

What is Robotics?

Robotics is the science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application. Robotics requires a working knowledge of electronics, software, and mechanics. Before the coining of the term robotics, there was interest in ideas similar to robotics (namely automata and androids) dating as far back as 400 BC. Robotics are used in industrial, military, exploration, home making, and academic and research applications. Although the appearance and capabilities of robots vary vastly, all robots share the features of electronic sensors, and a movable structure under some form of autonomous electronics, computer, and software control.

A Typical Day at Camp Includes:

• Interesting electrical and computer engineering sessions each morning and afternoon, and their application to your robot.
• Hands-on robot building, programming, and utilization facilitated by TCNJ faculty and students.
• Site visits to facilities where state of the art electronic and computer technology is being developed, and meeting with practicing engineers.
• Fun evening activities.

At the end of the week, a prominent guest speaker from the Electronics/Computer Industry will give a special presentation about their organization and the industry.

Click Here for Full Camp Schedule

Who Should Apply?

Eligible camp participants are rising high school seniors who rank at the top 10% of their class, have an interest in engineering, and have successfully completed three years of college prep mathematics (preference will be given to those who have completed pre-calculus).

Important Information for the 2007 Camp:

• The camp will be held at the beautiful campus of The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ. Participants stay in a TCNJ air-conditioned residence dorm and are chaperoned by electrical/computer engineering students.
• One session will be held during July 13-17, 2008.
• The cost of the camp is $849; however, all students accepted to the camp will receive a $250 scholarship. So the total cost of the camp is $599 plus a non refundable $29 application fee. This covers tuition, educational materials, room and board, and entertainment expenses.
• Camp participants must provide their own transportation to and from Ewing, New Jersey.
• Limited number of seats are available for this program. Interested students should submit a completed application form as early as possible.
• To download an application form, click here
• Application deadline: April 11, 2008. Early applicants will be notified by April 25. All applications must be received by April 30, 2008. All applicants will be notified by May 16.

PAYMENT WILL BE DUE MAY 31, 2007

Contact:

Dr. Orlando Hernandez
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The College of New Jersey
PO Box 7718
Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
Office: Armstrong 159
Phone: (609) 771-2470
Fax: (609) 637-5148
E-mail: hernande@tcnj.edu