Roborovers: Code & Design Remote Controlled Robots

RoboRovers is an exciting course where you’ll assemble and program a robot and control its movement. Participants will learn how to code and add additional components to the robot using recycled materials.

Personalise your robot to stand out and compete in battles against classmates. This is all about building, creativity, and having a blast. Join us for an awesome adventure in the world of RoboRovers!

Topics:

• Introduction to robotics with car kits
• Introduction to game programming
• Crafting of attachments for the robot
• Functions and movement of the robot
• Independent living skills through project management and teamwork

• Assemble and Program the movement of the robot through coding.
• Design and craft components for the robot using Recycled materials.
• Test and Modify Robots with different configurations and modifications.
• Develop Independent Living Skills by planning and executing the robot assembly.

• Currently in employment or actively seeking for employment
• Able to learn in a classroom setting with other learners
• Able to navigate and use computer
• Able to request for help when needed

In-Person
Autism Resource Centre (Singapore)
5 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, Singapore 569739

Minimum number of 8 learners required to start a class.

Persons on the Autism Spectrum

Full fee: S$287.40 per participant
After SG Enable Grant: *S$36.91 per participant
*Balance fees claimable using SkillsFuture Credits or Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA)

(inclusive of GST and handout materials)

SG Enable Training Grant:

• Applicable for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents aged 16 years and above.
• Not pursuing full-time education or enrolled in any government or Special Education school.
• Course fee funding is only available for eligible persons with disabilities.
• The disabilities supported are: physical disability, sensory disability, intellectual disability and developmental disability.
• Registered as a Person with Disability (PWD) with SG Enable.
• Must attend all training sessions.

ARC(S) will follow up with an email to request for the following documents:

• Letter of Undertaking ⬅ click to download
• Proof of Disability:
• Persons with Disability Concession Card.
• Proof of membership with a disability Social Service Agency (SSA).
• SPED School leaving/graduating certificate.
• A doctor's memo certifying permanent disability.

SkillsFuture Credit:

• For all Singaporeans aged 25 years and above.
• S$500 opening SkillsFuture Credit does not expire.
• A one-time top-up of $500 was provided to those aged 25 and above in 2020. This top-up will expire at the end of 2025.

Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA)

• A PSEA account will be opened for Singapore Citizens who have a balance in either their:
• Child Development Account (CDA) in the year they turn 13 years old.
• Edusave Account in the year they turn 17 years old, or no longer studying in an MOE-funded school, whichever is later.
• The account holder's PSEA will be closed around the middle of the year in which they turn 31.