The IEEE TryEngineering OnCampus program has reached seven universities to offer high school students hands-on training in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, circuit design, and the Internet of Things. The initiative aims to foster interest in technical careers from an early age and prepare young people for the technological challenges of the future.
Hands-on workshops in AI, robotics, and circuit design 🤖
The workshops include modules on programming embedded systems with microcontrollers, building robotic prototypes with sensors and actuators, and designing basic logic circuits. In IoT, students learn to connect devices to cloud platforms. Each session focuses on solving real-world problems, using tools such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and circuit simulation environments.
When your robot outperforms you in math 😅
Kids go from thinking AI is just Siri or Alexa to discovering they can program a robotic arm to do their homework for them. Well, almost. The truth is that some finish the workshop and, instead of ordering pizza via an app, they set out to design a delivery drone. The irony: now parents fear their children's next project will be an assistant that reminds them to make the bed.