Sponsors
AECOM
Alcoa Australia
Arup
AusIndustry
Bayside Group
Bilfinger Berger
City of Melbourne
Deakin University
Defence Force Recruiting
Engineers Without Borders
Meinhardt
Monash University, Faculty of Engineering
RMIT University
SEITA
South East Water
Swim Communications
The Age
TRUenergy
URS
VicRoads
Victoria Government
Watermark
WorleyParsons
Robogals
Who are Robogals?
Robogals is an international, student-run organisation that aims to increase the number of young women pursuing engineering in their tertiary studies and careers.
We run a robotics outreach program in schools, mostly targeting girls in grades 5-7 (but can do other grades too), with the purpose of capturing their interest before they settle into more stereotypical careers.
The robotics workshops
In our robotics workshops, the girls construct and program LEGO NXT robotics kits, which includes a central CPU brick that is programmed using a simple, visual interface to use components such as light sensors, colour sensors, sound sensors, motors, sound outputs, etc. The lessons have been designed to engage students in a range of engineering topics in a way that is fun and creative.
As well as building and programming the robots, the workshop includes a brief introduction to the different types of engineering, and how engineers impact our daily lives.
Our robotics workshops are free of charge for all schools – our volunteers are motivated only by their passion to share the excitement of engineering with the next generation!
Testimonial
"In addition to the programming, the Robogals also discussed career pathways with the girls, and since the workshop many have discussed the possibility of studying engineering and technology with their teachers and friends. As a teacher of IT, I would strongly recommend the Robogals workshops."
-- Nathaniel Bradshaw, Discipline Area Coordinator of IT, Caroline Chisholm Catholic College
Contact us
For more information, please email hi@robogals.org or visit http://www.robogals.org.
