Nemesis Delivers on its Promise to the community

The most recent Nemesis outreach event was a great opportunity for our team to give back to the community and inspire a new generation of innovators. The team visited the Urban Promise organization located in Trenton, NJ on January 31st and February 6th to guide and assemble STEM kits with elementary school children.

The three activities in the kits were interactive and immersive opportunities for the children to understand our team and how robotics work. The first was a Wobble Bot, a robot designed like a toy that, when activated, moves in unpredictable directions. The second project was a rubber band powered helicopter, which would launch into a short flight and then glide to the ground. The third kit was a toy modeled after a wizard’s wand which used popsicle sticks, wires, a watch battery, and an LED to illuminate a “spell” in different colors and was designed to introduce the students to basic electrical circuits. The kits were designed to encourage creativity and problem solving skills.

We also posted accompanying videos to our YouTube channel, demonstrating how to assemble the kits and discussing the engineering principles of each challenge. This allows the students to continue having engineering fun in their own homes!

The Nemesis members and children all had a great time at the event. According to the site director of the event, “The students were amazing and our children had a wonderful time creating the robots!” This opportunity was one of the many outreach programs that Nemesis offers to spread awareness about STEM and promote the FIRST message in our community.