One of the newest and fastest-growing
clubs at Bishop Ahr High School is the Robotics Club, advised by Mr.
Kondracki. The club was established as a means for interested students
to foster their knowledge of engineering and STEM fields and is a
precursor to new engineering and computer programming courses to be
offered starting in September 2017.
In addition
to creating new robotic designs and building robots with different
capabilities, the club also introduces students to the engineering
profession as well as the engineering design process. Through
collaborative team activities, projects, and problems, club members
solve problems as they practice common engineering design and
development protocols.
The club is also
vigorously preparing to start participating as a team in the highly
competitive national FIRST Robotics Competition and Technical Design
Challenge beginning in September 2017. In these competitions, team
members will use 3D design and modeling software along with a 3D printer
to create and build their very own robotic prototype, which will then
compete against other schools from around the country. The Robotics Club
is looking forward to a bright future and welcomes any student
interested in joining in on all the excitement!