STC Advanced Manufacturing Technology set to host its first robotics summer camp
STC’s Advanced Manufacturing program will host its first-ever free robotics summer camps for high school juniors and seniors July 10-14. At the camp, students will learn to program and operate industry robots used in the construction, restaurant and manufacturing industries.
High school students will be getting first-hand experience into cutting-edge technology through South Texas College’s first-ever camp dedicated to designing, programming and simulating robotics used in industry.
STC’s Advanced Manufacturing program will host its robotics summer camp for high school juniors and seniors July 10-14.
The camp is tuition free thanks to a grant from STC industry partner Panasonic Automotive Systems of America that is sponsoring the camp for nontraditional students, such as females seeing opportunities in the male-dominated field of manufacturing. At the camp, students will learn to program and operate industry robots used in the construction, restaurant and manufacturing industries.
With limited space, the camp is first-come, first-served, and is directed primarily to high school girls interested in the field.
Panasonic Automotive engineering staff will be on hand to guide and mentor students. The camp will take place at STC’s Technology campus located at 3700 W. Military Hwy. A morning camp will take place from 8 to 12 p.m., and an afternoon camp will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students will need to provide their own transportation.
“We look forward to showing students how robots make an impact within the manufacturing field,” said Erika Guerra, program chair for STC’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology program.
At the camp, students will be working with the same Fuji Automatic Numeric Controls (FANUC) robots used in traditional classes at STC currently used in industry and assembly plants, which produce everything from solar panels, electric vehicles, rocket assembly and welding.
“Some of these robots are also being used in the restaurant business or in the construction industry to build the bricks and put the cement, so they're being used in different industries,” Guerra said. “This camp will be different from having the little robots that are standard during summer. In our case, students will be able to get their hands on the robots already being used in industry, program them and operate them.”
Students interested in the camp can visit the official sign-in page here and register.