BEST Robotics at BEST Robotics, Inc.
Posted on September 15th, 2009 by als
BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) is a middle through high school robotics competition whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers fields. BEST Inc. itself is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that licenses the annual competition to sites (“hubs”) around the U.S. Twenty-four colleges and universities in addition to 12 independent groups operate BEST hubs in their communities/regions.
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Tags: Competitions for Students, Electrical, Mechanical, Robotics
A rigorous and fast-paced 4-week residential summer program that introduces female high school students to college-level material in electrical engineering and computer science or in mechanical engineering in the summer after 11th grade. Selected participants should excel in advanced math and science but have no prior experience in engineering or computer science. Our goal is to spark girls’ interest in engineering and computer science, making them aware of their potential for success in these fields. Hundreds of students apply from around the country; we choose 40 for EECS and 20 for ME. Classes are taught by female MIT graduate and undergraduate students and do not earn academic credit. Application forms are available on the website in November for the following summer and are due January 15th.
Pressing “snooze” in the morning a little too often? No worries — to the rescue is Gauri Nanda with her “Clocky.” How it works: If you hit “snooze,” the alarm clock jumps off your nightstand and lands on its wheels, beeping the whole time. Then it’s time to play hide-and-seek. The gadget rolls, bumps into things, backs up, and eventually stops. When the clock rings again, the sleepy owner has to walk around and find it to turn it off. Nanda invented the alarm clock for herself while she was studying design at MIT’s Media Lab.
