On Site
Classes held at the CMU Robotics Academy in Pittsburgh, PA
All training is conducted at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in Pittsburgh, PA. The NREC is part of the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, a world-renowned robotics organization, where you'll be surrounded by real-world robot research and commercialization. You also can take advantage of Pittsburgh's attractions, from world-class museums and entertainment, to shopping, excursions, sports, and more. |
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Online
Web-based classes
Enjoy the convenience of taking Academy courses without leaving your own computer workstation. These courses focus on learning how to program robots that use the NXT Intelligent Brick controller. The NXT Professional Development courses are STEM-focused, and include methodologies for pedagogy. The ROBOTC for TETRIX online course teaches ROBOTC programming, and offers insights and tips into mentoring an FTC team. |
On Site Classes:
NXT Professional Development
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- June 25th - 29th, 2012
[Register by June 11th, 2012] - July 23rd - 27th, 2012
[Register by July 9th, 2012] - August 13th - 17th, 2012
[Register by July 30th, 2012]
ROBOTC for LEGO / TETRIX
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- July 9th - 13th, 2012
[Register by June 25th, 2012] - July 30th - August 3rd, 2012
[Register by July 16th, 2012]
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Online Classes:
Please Read! New Policy:
We will not be offering classes for less than 10 registrants in an online class. If a class does not have enough registrants, we can offer a one-time online training session to train you on how to use the curriculum. We will not send out software or hardware until there are enough registrants in the class.
NXT Professional Development
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- March 21st - April 25th, 2012 (Wednesday Evenings for 6 Weeks)
5:00pm-7:00pm EST (2:00pm-4:00pm PST)
[Register by March 7th, 2012]
ROBOTC for LEGO / TETRIX
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- March 20th - April 24th, 2012 (Tuesday Evenings for 6 Weeks)
5:00pm-7:00pm EST (2:00pm-4:00pm PST)
[Register by March 6th, 2012]
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Teacher Training brought to your location
The Robotics Academy's qualified trainers can come to your site and offer classes for groups of teachers. The cost is $4000 plus expenses for up to 12 students for three days of classes. More than 12 students require a second trainer and increase the cost to $2000/day plus expenses. Total expenses are calculated prior to confirming the teaching dates.
You supply the training room, computers and robots (or robot kits) for the students as well as necessary utilities. In planning for necessary computers and robots, note that students are generally paired into twos. Call 412 681-7160 for more information. |
