VEX Classes

Robotics Academy Classes 2010

2010 Calendar PDF

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.

Online Professional Development informational flyer PDF

On Site Classes:

ROBOTC for VEX

July 12 - 16 (Mon - Fri) [Register by June 28th]
ROBOTC Programming for IFI VEX

August 2 - 6 (Mon - Fri) [Register by July 19th]
ROBOTC Programming for IFI VEX

Online Classes:

ROBOTC for VEX

March 17 (every Wed - six weeks) [Register by March 3rd]
ROBOTC Programming for IFI VEX

July 5 - 9 (Mon - Fri) [Register by June 21st]
ROBOTC Programming for IFI VEX

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.