Students design, build, and train their own autonomous R/C vehicles using professional-grade Makerspace tools and keep their creations at the end of the camp.
The Rutgers AI Autonomous R/C Maker Student Camp offers high school students an immersive, hands-on experience in robotics and engineering. Participants convert off-the-shelf R/C cars into autonomous vehicles, engaging in the full engineering design process from problem identification to designing, building, testing, and presenting innovative solutions. Students gain practical skills in CAD software, 3D printing, and laser cutting to create body modifications for their R/C cars. They also assemble and configure electronics, including Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and microcontrollers, to program and train their vehicles. The camp exposes students to Python programming, computer vision, and machine learning concepts as they train their autonomous R/C vehicles to perform a series of tracks and obstacles. The program emphasizes design thinking, iteration, and technical proficiency, culminating in presentations where students showcase their projects and develop college and career-ready engineering skills. Each participant gets to keep their R/C build at the end of the camp.
A typical day involves hands-on work designing and building autonomous R/C vehicles, utilizing Makerspace tools like 3D printers and laser cutters, configuring electronics, programming and training robots, documenting progress, and collaborating with peers.
This camp is ideal for middle and high school students with a strong interest in STEM, robotics, engineering, and hands-on problem-solving.
Rutgers Makerspace, New Brunswick, NJ
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