Extracurriculars for a Career in Robotics Engineer

Students build interactive robotic devices and complete a mobile manipulator challenge, directly mirroring core robotics engineering work.

The program includes direct hands-on robotics modules led by Naval Academy faculty and midshipmen.

Students design, build, and program competition robots, directly mirroring robotics engineering work.

Students build and program robots to solve real-world problems in intensive project-based teams.

Hands-on hardware design and sensor integration through building functional radar systems.

Students design and build robotics projects from conception through completion with hands-on engineering guidance.

Robotics is one of four main research areas, offering hands-on experience in a key robotics applications domain.

Students work directly on robotics projects in professional research labs alongside engineers.

Core focus of VEX Robotics Competition; students design, build, and program competitive robots.

Building autonomous or semi-autonomous solar vehicles involves robotics principles, sensor integration, and control systems.

TSA hosts competitive robotics events where students design and build robots, directly mirroring robotics engineering practice.

GENIUS Robotics discipline provides hands-on understanding of engineering and research for environmental applications.

Students design, build, and program competition robots directly aligned with robotics engineering work.

Engineering and STEM programs directly prepare students for robotics design work.

Electronics & Robotics programs develop advanced critical thinking and hands-on engineering skills with real technology.

Students design, build, and program robots to perform specific tasks—core robotics engineering work.

Students explore drone technologies and robotic systems to solve agricultural and aviation industry problems.

Students build robotic systems with sensors and actuators through multi-day hands-on engineering projects.

Space robotics track and visits to Land, Air and Space Robotics Laboratory provide direct robotics engineering experience.

Standard Edition includes hands-on Arduino microcontroller programming for LED display projects.

Practical work with microcontrollers and hardware prototyping directly applies to robotics development.

Robotics with JavaScript teaches programming robots, automation, and sensor data processing with Arduino.

In-person coding and robotics camps directly teach robotics design and implementation.

Robotics course provides hands-on experience designing and building robotic systems.

Students design, build, and program robots using EV3 systems and visual/text-based languages.

Program includes battle bot construction and robotics activities alongside networking with engineering professionals.

Students design and build autonomous robotic boats, directly applying robotics engineering principles.

Hardware-focused hackathon projects often involve robotics and embedded systems engineering.

Students design and build underwater ROVs, directly mirroring core robotics engineering work.

Students design, build, and program AI-powered robots with sensors and interact with them in holographic AR environments.