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Holiday camp8–10 yearsRobotics & Physical AI

Research Lab

Electricity, sensors & coding

Why does the lamp light up? What does a sensor measure? Here you become a research pro.

€320 / holiday campRobot Club members: €288

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What it’s about

You experiment with electricity, light and sounds and discover how technology perceives the world around us.

With the Calliope mini computer you build your own measuring devices – for example a noise traffic light that turns red when it gets too loud. That’s how you understand how sensors work: the senses of every robot.

What you’ll learn

  • Building simple electrical circuits
  • Using sensors for light, temperature and volume
  • Programming the Calliope
  • How real researchers work: guess, try out, observe
Your final projectYour own measuring station, for example a noise or light traffic light.