Two teams supervised by the DLAR Lab recently attended the BWSI Autonomous Racecar IAP 2024 in Boston, a part of the prestigious Beaver Works Summer Institute hosted by MIT. The six-week program, offered through Orange Works with support from ASPI and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, provides high school students with the opportunity to work on autonomous systems.
As part of the Autonomous Racecar Grand Prix, 15 New York high school students worked in teams to build, program, and race small remote-controlled vehicles on a challenging course. They gained hands-on experience coding navigation programs in Python and using advanced sensors to detect objects and navigate obstacles. This initiative is part of a broader effort by ASPI to expand autonomous systems education at Syracuse University, providing unique learning experiences for local teens.
The teams’ participation in this event reflects the DLAR Lab’s ongoing commitment to fostering the next generation of engineers and roboticists. We look forward to seeing how these students continue to innovate in the field of autonomous systems!
For more information about the event, visit BWSI Autonomous Racecar IAP 2024.