Robotics Club - Robotics Projects Track

Storming Robots Robotics Club is an engineering program for children from grades 4 to 12. We MUST emphasize that our programs: focus on using Robotics Projects to instill and strengthen engineering disciplines and analytical mind, not just robotics itself. See our Culture and Motto.

Characteristics

• Comprises of subgroups that allow participants to focus on their interests and strengths, as well as from elementary to college level challenge.
• Trimester-based, two or more hours weekly meetings.
• Stress in Computational Thinking.
• Divided by students' levels, not age.
• Structured with Application-based, Open-ended Challenges, but Goal-oriented.
• Opportunity to engage in projects involving AI algorithms, as well as AI-oriented robotics competitions.

Visit our calendar page to see a detailed weekly schedule.

Storming Robots believes students should ...

• Work hard, play hard, have fun in learning robotics and programming, and take pride in their efforts.
• Develop a problem-solving mentality, analytical mind.
• Love exploring how stuff works.
• Take responsibility and risks.
• Persevere and be resourceful.
• Share and have Fun in Doing and Creating.
• Be proud yet Humble.
• Immerse ourselves in opportunities.

Our students are enthusiastic, and many come back year after year.

• Over 90% students returning rate! 
• Many have attended our Roboclub program every year ever since beginning in elementary school, continuing through 12th grade
• Many travel for more than 35 minutes to attend each year, from locations as far away as Bergan County and Monmouth County, New Jersey, and Newtown and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
• Roboclub students have the opportunity to compete at the international level. Since 2011, our teams have won world titles in various competitions.
• Our advanced students and their impressive achievements have been featured by major media outlets, including MSNBC and the BBC, as well as Robot magazine.
• Visit our Testimonials page to read feedback from parents, see where our students have been accepted to college, and learn more about what they’ve achieved.

Our programs offer a scaffolding learning roadmap that students follow from grade 4 to 12. Programs for students in grades 8 to 12 usually involve projects that require algorithmic and computational thinking and analysis.

For the students who have been with us for several years, we provide detailed guidance. Individualized roadmaps are created for their four years in high school based on their personal learning style, interests, strengths and weaknesses. We have found that this helps students to define themselves clearly and boosts their competitiveness in the college application process.

Many students joined Storming Robots since their primary school years until they graduated to College. They continuously accumulate their engineering in robotics and computer science knowledge.  We provided opportunity to cover advanced level work. We do not use the term 'Advanced' loosely in order to boost enrollment. Advanced level usually means work reaching college level, which boost their competitiveness in entering college engineering project teams during college years.

If you are one of our roboclub parents, you may Email us to inquire a copy of the detailed roadmap.

The most outstanding roboclub members who demonstrate maturity to self-discipline will be selected to perform mentorship for robotics classes, competitive teams, and even competitive events coordination.

They will have opportunity to  actively be involved in creating visions and plans, trying to articulate them, and exercise the commitment to completion.  Through mentorship, they truly gain the sense of leadership in dedication, integrity, assertivenes, magnanimity, and humility.

Three main learning resources:

Forum

This forum, is designed for our students, all between age 10 and 18. For security purpose, only students and parents will be given access to the forum. All other registration requests will be rejected.

In addition, all postings will be closely monitored. 

• Strengthen process of thinking in engineering.
• Encourage knowledge exchange in the realm of  robotics.
• Meet others who have similar interests and caliber. 
• Open Communication among team members at all time.

Tutorial for RobotC and others

An online site where you will find various levels of tutorials, sample codes, and exercises.

What to invest on in terms of hardware and/or software

An online site where you will find suggestions on hardward and software.

You may access the Cost Table here.