STEM Robotics and the University of Delaware Society for Women Engineers (SWE) did a workshop for girls interested in STEM. This event was sponsored by the Cecil County School District as part of their new STEM Initiatives.
Participants built a VEXIQ kit called Mia. This little rubber band powered robot showcases simple machines (lever, wheel and axle, and pulley). After construction, the roboteers were able to test Mia out and make improvements by adding rubber bands, changing the wheels, changing the gears in any combination. An award for best Mia driver was presented at the end of the day for the Mia that went the farthest distance.
The key part of this workshop was the interaction between the participants and the SWE members on how they got into STEM and engineering, what their interests are and what they think their career paths will be.