The race track is full of twists, turns, and surprises! Only the smartest cars will make it to the finish line. Students design and build intelligent race cars that can sense obstacles, react to their surroundings, and make smart decisions. Through coding and experimentation, campers discover how real-world machines “think.” ​ Students work through a structured robotics engineering workflow focused on autonomy, perception, and decision-making. Students will: - Design and assemble a functional rover using motors, wheels, and sensors - Program low-level motor control using Arduino and C - Integrate distance and obstacle sensors to perceive the environment - Build decision-making logic using conditionals and thresholds - Map sensor data to autonomous driving behaviours - Design and test gesture-based control inputs - Analyze how the rover responds under different conditions - Complete mission challenges that require autonomous navigation - Present and explain how their rover senses, decides, and acts This camp emphasizes systems thinking, accountability, and real-world engineering constraints, helping students understand how intelligent machines are built, tested, and improved in professional robotics and autonomous vehicle development.