The camp is run entirely by high school students from FRC Team 6036, a world championship finalist team, providing a unique peer-mentorship experience with real competition-style robots.
Peninsula Robotics Academy offers hands-on robotics summer camps for rising 6th-9th graders. Students engage in building, wiring, coding, and testing real competition-style robots in small groups, guided by high school students from FRC Team 6036, a world championship finalist team. The camp provides tracks for various skill levels. Beginners can join the Build-a-Bot workshop to learn mechanical assembly, basic CAD and design, programming fundamentals, and safe wiring techniques through guided mini-projects and team-based robot building. More advanced students can explore the AI, Vision, and Innovation Lab, where they delve into the software side of competitive robotics, working with computer vision, AprilTag tracking, and AI-assisted coding to build robots that can see and shoot autonomously. The camp emphasizes developing problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, and technical skills.
Each morning, students rotate through guided mini-projects led by mentors, exploring mechanical assembly, basic CAD, programming, and wiring. In the afternoon, students apply what they've learned by working in teams to build and program their own robot.
This camp is ideal for rising 6th-9th graders interested in a hands-on introduction to robotics or those ready to explore advanced concepts like AI vision systems in a collaborative environment.
2685 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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