Sponsored by Thorlabs and Mira Plastics Co., the Newton Robotics STEM Barn features the latest innovation created by high school students.
Newton High School’s robotics team Aperture will be running “Tobor Stephenson,” this year’s robot for the FIRST Robotics Competition Steamworks, a “Ra friendly robot named “Jane.” Demonstrations of the robots will run throughout the day.
There will be a 3D Printing Station where the “Jellybox” will 3D print little trinkets.
Kids Come FIRST, Newton Robotics’ STEM program for children, will be providing crafty activities on select days, coloring books and crayons, and robotics buttons for families.
Below is the events schedule for 2017. The STEM Barn will open at 10:00am and close at 10:00pm and is during the New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show, which is located at 37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ.
Day 1 – Friday, August 4
Special Guest: Roxbury High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #4361 “Roxbotix”
Kids Come FIRST Activity: Paper Bag Robot Making
Day 2 – Saturday, August 5
Special Guest: Clifton High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #3314 “Mechanical Mustangs”
Kids Come FIRST Activity: Paper Bag Robot Making
Day 3 – Sunday, August 6
Special Guests: Clifton High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #3314 “Mechanical Mustangs”/Hunterdon Central Regional High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #3637 “The Daleks”
Day 4 – Monday, August 7
Special Guest: Vernon High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #1989 “Vernon Vikings”
Solar Sprints Day!
Day 5 – Tuesday, August 8
Special Guest: Vernon High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #1989 “Vernon Vikings”
Kids Come FIRST Activity: Build a Play–Doh Robot
Day 6 – Wednesday, August 9
Special Guests: Girl Scouts of Northern NJ/Allentown High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #1807 “Redbird Robotics”
Day 7 – Thursday, August 10
Special Guest: Lenape Valley High School’s FIRST Tech Challenge Team #9244
Day 8 – Friday, August 11
Special Guest: Pascack Hill’s and Pascack Valley’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #1676 “Pascack Pi–oneers”
Kids Come FIRST Activity: Creative Robot Making
Day 9 – Saturday, August 12
Special Guest: Somerville High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team #102 “Gearheads”
Kids Come FIRST Activity: Make a Robot Friend
Day 10 – Sunday, August 13
Kids Come FIRST Activity: Recycle Rush a new Robot!
The STEM Barn is located at the Sussex County Fairgrounds near the Craft Tent on Park Road.
Click here for more information about the New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show.
Click here for more information about the Newton Robotics Team.