January 31st 2009 - Middle school students from around the Metro East created autonomous robots designed to navigate a rough, Mars like terrain.

These robots were built within the four hour day camp using common building materials and the C programming language. No human guidance was allowed or necessary for these robots to complete their simulated exploration of the Mars landscape. The students will return in one week to perfect their designs and compete against one another in a robotics tournament.

The robotics middle school camp is an annual event produced by Edwardsville High School and hosted in the SIUE Computer Science Department.