Join NASA in Robotics Course

Posted by michael on Thursday September 19, 2002 @02:50AM from the make-schoolwork-fun-again dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Join NASA's top authorities in robotic technology for an exciting new series of online, interactive lectures featuring the latest on NASA robotics. Registered participants will be given opportunities to interact directly with NASA experts as well as other robotics enthusiasts. NASA's series of eight robotics lectures starts September 24, so sign-up now! Anyone may audit the course for free. One university credit is available to 60 qualified High School juniors and seniors. Students must pay a $20 registration fee with additional tuition supplied by NASA on a first-come, first-served basis." I do not know if the registration has been filled."

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Another way to get involved in robotics. by ktulus+cry · 2002-09-19 03:14 · Score: 2, Informative

This is slightly off topic, but there's another great way for high school seniors to get involved in robotics. The program is called F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). It is an international competition made of over 700 teams at the last count I saw that build a robot - based on the rules of that years game. Student interact and work daily with mechanical, electrical, and computer engineers. I myself worked with engineers from Ford Motor Company, Visteon, and FANUC Robotics. It's an excellent opportunity. Go to www.usfirst.org, and find a high school near you - they can get you into their team, or some may help you start a team at your school. And there are a relativly infinite number of slots. Again, I know this is a little off topic, but it provides alot more of an opportunity than 60 highly demanded slots at NASA.