Build your own mobile robot
Design, build and control your own mobile robot. This is what this pre-university week, organized by the EPFL Education Outreach Department, offers to high-school students.
Learn how to connect electronic components, program a microcontroller and create 3D models.
During this pre-university week, participants will dive into the theory and application of mobile robotics using the micro:bit board to conceptualize, design and build their own robot.
The theoretical and practical sessions will allow them to first acquire the knowledge and skills, then immediately put them into practice to program and build a microcontroller using Python.
While applying what they learned about sensors, motion control and machine learning, they will be able not only to improve the mobile robotâs design, navigation and capacities, but also to teach it specific behaviors.
Practical information
- Where and when
- June 30-July 3, 2025 at EPFL (Lausanne)
- Timetable
- The exact times have not yet been determined, but the activities will take place in a time frame from 9:00 to 17:00; a detailed program with the final schedule will be sent to the participants
- Who
- Motivated high school students with some experience in programming (any language)
- Language
- English
- Teaching staff
- Dr A. Dame accompanied by EPFL students
- Costs
- CHF 50.- (excl. VAT).
The lunch on the first and last day will be provided. Lunch on the other days and any accommodation costs are at the charge of the participants.
Registration fees for high school students from the Canton of Vaud are covered by the Canton of Vaudâs programme PLUS. - Registration
- Online registration before April 13, 2025 by clicking on this link.
Each student may register for one pre-university week per school year.
Exceptions may be considered if sufficient places are available. - Contact
- Please contact the Education Outreach Department for any question: [email protected]