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All a-"bot" fun
Lego Robotics camp combines fun and education
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Lego Robotics Camp instructor Lucas Mather helps Christopher Goode, 11, program his Lego bot.
So, what do Sumo wrestling and tug-of-war have to do with Legos? At the Georgia Southern University Lego Robotics camp, youngsters were introduced to the world of computer programming and project-based learning using NXT Lego Educational Series building kits and competed with their creations. Led by Metter Middle School math teacher Lucas Mather, campers learned to build robots with Legos, incorporating various motors and sensors and programming them for competitions.
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