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Robotics & Engineering · 🏫 University of California, Berkeley

ROAR Academy

Students work with UC Berkeley faculty and researchers, culminating in competitive autonomous driving simulations.

🔥 High School 🕒 2-week Pre-College Program In-person Intermediate
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About this camp

ROAR Academy is an intensive two-week (10-day) in-person summer program at UC Berkeley for high school students entering grades 10-12. Participants work with UC Berkeley faculty, researchers, and scientists to learn Python programming, autonomous driving algorithms, machine learning, and large language models (LLMs). The program emphasizes hands-on learning, culminating in ROAR simulation competitions where students apply their acquired knowledge to race autonomous driving agents in a software simulation environment. Students gain practical skills in AI and robotics, develop an engineering portfolio, and receive a certificate of completion. The academy aims to prepare talented and motivated high school students for academic and professional careers in STEM, particularly in AI, Robotics, and Data Science.

What a typical day looks like

Students attend sessions from 9 AM to 3 PM, learning about Python programming, autonomous driving algorithms, machine learning, and large language models, and engaging in simulation competitions.

Best suited for

The program is ideal for advanced high school students (entering grades 10-12) who are considering a STEM career and aim to apply to AI, Robotics, and Data Science as their intended college majors, with a sufficient background in basic Python programming.

What you'll learn

Python programming Autonomous driving algorithms Machine learning Large Language Models (LLMs) Reinforcement learning Hardware/software design Simulation Racing Series

Location

UC Berkeley campus

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