KRISTEN: LAST WEEK STUDENTS FROM
SEVEN DIFFERENT STAMP PROGRAMS
FROM THE AREA ATTENDED THE
ROBOTIC INSTITUTE.
THEY LEARNED HOW TO OPERATE AND
TROUBLESHOOT 3-D PRINTERS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS
THESE KIDS GOT TO EXPRESS.
JOINING US IS SHELLEY, JOHN,
PARKER.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN FRONT
OF US.
WHAT ARE WE DISCUSSING TODAY?
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
NONPROFIT AND SANDIA NATIONAL
LABS AND CREATING STEM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS IN MORE
LEARNING.
THEY ACTUALLY BUILD A 3-D
PRINTER.
EACH STUDENT BUILT THEIR OWN
THANKS TO JOHN'S INSTRUCTIONS.
WE HAD A LITTLE DESIGN CONTEST
AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
THESE TWO
WON WITH THEIR DESIGN
OF WALL-E AND EVE.
IT ALLOWED STUDENTS FROM ALL
THESE DIFFERENT COMPETITIVE
TEAMS TO COME TOGETHER AND GET
TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
KRISTEN: THAT IS REALLY COOL.
WE SPOKE EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
3-D PRINTERS ARE THE
CUTTING-EDGE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY.
EXACTLY.
KRISTEN: TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE
3-D PRINTER AND CAMP.
WHAT WAS THE
DRIVE?
WE HOPED WE WOULD LEARN TO DO
SOMETHING NEW, ELEMENTARY TO
THEIR INTEREST IN ROBOTICS THAT
THEY COULD TAKE ON AN MAKE
AMAZING THINGS.
KRISTEN: WERE YOU IMPRESSED?
I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
IT WAS A GREAT GROUP OF KIDS.
KRISTEN: WHICH ONE DID YOU MAKE
AT THE CAMP?
I BUILT THIS ONE.
KRISTEN: YOU ACTUALLY BUILD THE
PRINTERS?
YES.
I IT CAM -- IT CAME IN A
KIT.
IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
KRISTEN: WAS IT HARDER THAN YOU
THOUGHT?
I HAVE ACTUALLY BUILT ONE
BEFORE.
I ALREADY HAD IT.
I ALREADY BUILT A 3-D PRINTER.
IT WAS NICE TO EXPERIENCE IT
WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND
COLLABORATE.
KRISTEN: ABSOLUTELY.
AS FAR AS FUTURE ASPIRATIONS, DO
YOU HOPE TO CONTINUE TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
ABSOLUTELY.
KRISTEN: IS IT FUN TO DO?
AND REWARDING.
WE NEED TO WORK ON BUILDING OUR
STEM WORKFORCE.
THESE KIDS ARE THE FUTURE.
KRISTEN: JOHN KING EARLIER IN
THE WEEK.
WE ACTUALLY GOT TO DO A LITTLE
PRACTICE.
WE DID.
KRISTEN: I HAVE BEEN DYING TO
SEE THIS.
I MADE THIS LITTLE FIGURING
FOR YOU.
KRISTEN: OH MY GOSH.
THIS IS FOR YOU, SHELLEY.
KRISTEN: THIS WAS MADE FROM THE
3-D PRINTER.
THAT IS ACTUALLY ME.
THAT IS SO COOL.
YOU INDIVIDUALLY SCANNED ALL OF
US.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
KRISTEN: THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN
ACTION FIGURES.
SINCE I HAVE THEM ALL, I MADE
THIS LITTLE MEMENTO.
IT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
KRISTEN: THIS IS SO COOL.
IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR KIDS
INVOLVED, MORE SUMMER CAMPS TO
COME.
GREATERTHANAVERAGE.ORG.
19 MORE SUMMER CAMPS.
KRISTEN: THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE IT.