RoboHub helps Plant the Seeds of Innovation and Curiosity in Waterloo Region

If you ask a 10-year-old in the Waterloo region about the University of Waterloo, they may tell you about the time they played with Nao or Talos, some of the humanoid robots at the RoboHub.

Every week, elementary school-aged students from across the region, visit campus as part of the Kids on Campus and "Mentor" lab programs to learn about a variety of topics including AI and technology literacy. Their visits can include stops at the RoboHub, Institute for Quantum Computing, Crash Labs (MME) and WatiMake Lab. Not only do these programs become a foundation for the students’ future success, but they play a role in maintaining the region’s strengths in developing talent and technology.

In the past five years, Engineering Outreach has offered more than 3,000 programs and reached nearly 100,000 youth.

“Our region benefits from having one of Canada’s most innovative universities here in our backyard,” says Sophie Nasato, senior manager Engineering Outreach. “There is nothing like seeing the spark that ignites in the eyes of so many of the young people who visit our campus when they program a robot or learn how technology impacts their world.”

For more information, check out the original article on the University of Waterloo News page: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/university-relations/planting-seeds-innovation-and-curiosity.