Eco Bots Project
The National Science Experiment, the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge, explores how robots can be used to preserve and protect the environment, while offering a glimpse into the future of science, technology, engineering, and math. Youth will assemble their own Eco-Bot, then discover how the robot functions. Youth will design a set of control surfaces to program the Eco-Bot to perform a simulated environmental cleanup project.
If you liked the Eco-Bots experience, come to visit the University of Maine!
The UMaine College of Engineering has year-round tours and hands-on activities on campus for all-age students. UMaine College of Engineering is very committed to encouraging our youth, especially girls, to engineering careers through the Girls Engineer Maine (GEM) and other programs. To schedule a visit for your group, contact your UMaine Extension County Office, and they will work with us to arrange a convenient time. Boys are welcome too!
The University of Maine offers academic minors in Robotics and in Environmental Engineering!
If you have questions about these resources, please contact the 4-H Science Team at 4-HScience@maine.edu or 207.581-3877.