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Students learn about robotics in Arduino summer camp


Tristan Vahalik, left, and Jacob Kinnison, both 13, race their robots Aug. 5 during the University of Houston-Victoria’s Arduino Summer Camp. The camp allowed five area middle school students to learn how to use Arduino circuit boards to build robots that could complete various tasks, including follow a line, solve a maze and even receive directions from a mobile app. The camp was run by UHV lecturer Mai Shakra, and the camp was financed by a grant from Alcoa Foundation.

The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region, offers courses leading to more than 65 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and concentrations in the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human Development, and Nursing. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus as well as teaching sites in Fort Bend and Harris counties, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. Since its founding in 1973, UHV has provided students with a quality university education from excellent faculty at an affordable price.

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