Nemesis Robbinsville Library Demonstration

On Saturday, November 15, Robbinsville FIRST Robotics Team Nemesis 2590 demonstrated their 2014 season robot, Bellerophon, and their NAO robot at the Robbinsville Public Library. Approximately twenty excited elementary school students gathered to see Bellerophon. They experienced what Bellerophon — a machine nearly twice their size — could do.

The demonstration started with Nemesis showing the children how Bellerophon worked. Then, the team allowed the kids to explain how they thought each part of the robot functioned. The children impressed the team with their extremely large imaginations and made good observations. One child observed that there was a camera on the base of the robot and stated that he thought it was the “eye” of the robot. Another said he thought the robot could “mow the grass.”

Afterwards, the team demonstrated the brand-new NAO robot. It began performing a tai chi routine and became unbalanced, falling and saying, “Ouch!” on the way down. The children were amused and excited, seeming to think that was the best part of the routine.

Team 2590 wrapped up the event by showing a match from the past season so the children could get a visual of what a real FIRST match looked like. They were awed.

The parents were interested in the robots, too! Many of them asked how they could get their children involved with robotics. They were given Discovery Day flyers so they could send their children to the high school for another day of robot fun!

Not only did the children learn a lot, they also had a fabulous time exploring and experiencing the robots. Nemesis thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to expose young aspiring children to the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.