Louisiana Delta Summer STEM Camp 2014

STEM Summer Boot Camp 2013 Grand Champions

Team MasterMinds

Final Robotics Challenge

In the final robotics challenge, teams were required to navigate their Boe-Bots towards a target and knock it over using any programming skills and resources from the entire week.  Volunteer Judge Rishanta Trundles presided over the final challenge.  Winner:  Team MasterMinds

The current point distribution before the final boe-bot challenge is as follows. This includes the Cryptographic Treasure Hunt, Boe-Bot challenge 1, Boe-Bot challenge 2, Boe-Bot challenge 3, and the group presentation challenge--What Would You Connect? 

"CONNECT" Challenge Re-cap

In one of the last challenges of the week, teams developed ideas for a product of the future that would utilize Internet connectivity and presented their ideas in front of a panel of judges.  Teams were critiqued based upon clear articulation of product function, target audience and promotional agenda.  Effective presentation delivery was also scored.  Winner:  Cajun Coders.

Judges (left to right:)  Rishanta Trundles CenturyLink, Mille Atkins CenturyLink,  Brandon Foster Dow, Ashlee Bell West Monroe High School, Joey Higuera Engineering Student @ LA Tech

Technocircuits

Geek Squad

Knowledge

Mad Dogs

Master Minds

Sonic

The Burning Matrices

Silent But Deadly

The winners of the "What Would You Connect?" group presentation are the Cajun Coders. The Cajun Coders presented the Smart Washer, a washer/dryer combination that connects to the internet, notifies users of the status of their laundry, and detects any troublesome pocket materials. Congratulations Cajun Coders!