VEX Classes

Robotics Academy Classes 2012

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.

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 VEX Robotics microcontroller. The ROBOTC for VEX online courses teachers programming concepts using ROBOTC.

On Site VEX Teacher Training informational flyer PDF

Online Professional Development informational flyer PDF

On Site Classes:

ROBOTC for PIC and CORTEX
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• July 16th - 20th, 2012
  [Register by July 2nd, 2012]
• August 6th - 10th, 2012
  [Register by July 23rd, 2012]

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.

ROBOTC for VEX PIC and CORTEX
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• March 22nd - April 26th, 2012 (Thursdays for 6 Weeks)
  5:00pm-7:00pm EST (2:00pm-4:00pm PST)
  [Register by March 8th, 2012]

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.