Aviation Day Camp

Aero Bot Inventor

Create Robots, Drones and Aircraft – NEW FOR 2018!

Entering Grades K-5
Full Day Only

Program Dates:

January 2-3, 2020*

*2-day session

Explore the frontiers of aerospace creativity with Aero Bot Inventors!

Investigate the Engineering Design Process and discover how inventors create new ideas and make them fly. Take on a daily design challenge using wind tunnels, 3D printers, flight simulators and more to craft new solutions and put them to the test.

Discover the amazing world of modern robotics. Complete activities with simple machines, circuit electricity, hydraulics and sound to master the science behind robotic technology. Explore robotic function and coding with a variety of small programmable robots, then launch an adventure in robotic flight flying multirotor aircraft in the Museum’s Drone Plex flight center in an amazing adventure in the world of aerospace innovation.

Aero Engineer Camp Includes:

Daily Design Challenges
- Wind Tunnel Hover
- Water Rockets
- High Performance Gliders
Dot and Dash and Ozobot Robotics
Drone Simulation and Real Drone Flight
Paper Airplane Workshop Featuring World-Record Holder John Collins
Introductory and Advanced Flight Simulation
Computer Aided Design and 3D Printing
Take-home RC quadcopters
And Much More!