Your kids do not have to wait until the school year starts to learn more about underwater robotics. The Door County Maritime Museum is teaming up with the Door County Library system and the United Way of Door County to present a series of workshops over the next several weeks and a four-day camp in August. The goal of the workshops and the camp is to learn how to build and pilot an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The two-hour workshops that will be hosted at seven Door County Library branches are geared toward kids who are brand new or have limited knowledge of robotics. The camp, which will take place at the Door County Maritime Museum from August 21st through the 24th, is focused on kids who have previous experience with robotics and want to expand their skill set. In either case, Door County Maritime Museum Educations Programs Coordinator Andrea Stromeyer says the opportunities will be a fun experience full of learning for kids.

The workshops are free to attend, but you have to contact each individual library to reserve your spot. If your kid would like to attend the camp, you have to register at the Door County Maritime Museum. You can find more information about the ROV opportunities, including the dates and locations of the workshops below. The Door County Maritime Museum introduced the SeaPerch Challenge program to a number of Door County school districts in recent years, which brought underwater robotics into the classroom. It has been a worthy investment as four teams from two schools (Sevastopol 2020, Washington Island 2022, and 2023 with two teams) have qualified for the international competition.