Maximum Number of Students
50
Duration
1 Day 9:30 – 2:30
Curriculum Areas
7 – 10 Design & Technologies
7 – 10 Digital Technologies
VCE Systems Engineering
Description
Can robots make smarter energy decisions than humans?
In Smart Energy Robotics, students explore how coding, automation, and robotics can improve the way renewable energy systems operate. Working in teams, they design, build, and program robotic systems that respond to environmental data, using sensors, control algorithms, and real-time feedback to maximise performance.
Students learn how to write, test, and refine code that enables robots to make decisions, track changing conditions, and complete automated tasks. Through hands-on challenges, they investigate how robotics is used in industries such as renewable energy, advanced manufacturing, and smart infrastructure.
The program culminates in an engineering challenge where students code and optimise a solar-tracking robot, testing its ability to respond to changing light conditions and collect energy efficiently. Combining coding, robotics, and systems thinking, students develop problem-solving skills while exploring how automation can support a more sustainable future.
Learning Outcomes
Career Paths
Tertiary Options
Before your visit
Yarra Ranges Tech School has pre-work and post-work developed specifically for each program. We suggest reviewing and implementing these resources to enhance your curriculum and support alignment with the Victorian 2.0 curriculum.
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Yarra Ranges Tech School recognises the hard work our partner school teachers put into developing resources. If you have materials that link to our programs, we’d love to share them with your peers. Please contact us at YRTSProgrambookings@boxhill.edu.au to submit your resources.