RS73-SU26-WD-BLT-1-V5 Strategy Bootcamp

Program Description

Course Details: • Name: VEX V5 New Season Strategy & AI Robotics Bootcamp • Date: July 6, 2026 – July 10, 2026 • Time: Weekdays, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM • Location: Burlington Classroom • Grades: G7+ • Prerequisite: None Over 5 intensive days (30 hours), students will break down the new VEX season game manual, design a robot strategy, build and test subsystems hands-on, plan autonomous paths, explore AI vision and AprilTag navigation, and develop a full match strategy. The week concludes with a Family Demo Day where every student presents their work live to parents. Students leave with 7 tangible portfolio deliverables. Best for students who want full immersion — real robots, real field, real strategy. Learning Outcomes: • Analyze the new season game manual and identify highest-value scoring tasks • Apply the Effort-Value matrix to build a scoring priority framework • Compare robot mechanisms and physically build + test at least one subsystem • Design and field-test a 15-second Autonomous path with 3+ recorded test runs • Understand AprilTag visual navigation and its connection to real-world AI systems • Develop a three-layer Match Strategy Sheet (Driver / Autonomous / Alliance) • Maintain a 5-day Engineering Notebook documenting design, testing, and iteration • Deliver a 5-minute Mini Presentation + Q&A on Family Demo Day Agenda: • Day 1 Game Analysis: 9:00–10:30 Orientation + Game Manual review; 10:40–12:00 Field walk-through + scoring breakdown; 13:00–14:30 Priority matrix; 14:40–16:00 Analysis sheet + Notebook launch • Day 2 Robot Design Strategy: 9:00–10:30 Mechanism case library; 10:40–12:00 Drivetrain + subsystem breakdown; 13:00–14:30 Hands-on build/disassemble; 14:40–16:00 Prototype + test + iterate • Day 3 Autonomous Path Planning: 9:00–10:30 Sensors + PID concept; 10:40–12:00 State machine + time budget; 13:00–14:30 Field path planning; 14:40–16:00 VEXcode programming + field test • Day 4 AI Vision + Match Strategy: 9:00–10:30 AprilTag + live demo; 10:40–12:00 AI application cases; 13:00–14:30 Driver + Autonomous strategy; 14:40–16:00 Alliance strategy + simulated match • Day 5 Notebook + Family Demo Day: 9:00–10:30 Notebook finalization; 10:40–12:00 Slide creation; 13:00–14:30 Demo rehearsal; 14:40–16:00 Family Demo Day + awards