AI Robotics & Conservation Technology Camp Vancouver
Smart Robots Rescue Mission
Date: July 13 - July 17
A Sensor Coding and AI Engineering Camp Where Kids Design Systems to Protect Endangered Animals
+ Early Exposure to Coding and Robotics
+ Hands-On Learning
+ STEAM Education Enhancement
+ Real-World Problem Solving
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Children choose their endangered species, learn about camera traps and drones used in real conservation, and create an empathy drawing identifying their animal's biggest threat.
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Teams map out all threats to their species, study real conservation technology case studies, choose their solution track, and sketch their Guardian System design.
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Children complete a sensor and AI crash course, then build their Guardian System and test its core function — simulating a real threat-to-alert response.
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The system runs a full threat simulation test, bugs are fixed, test evidence is compiled, and children practice their pitch with an animal profile card.
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Conservation Board Pitch Day — teams present their Guardian System to the class panel, deliver their final presentation, and celebrate with a Certificate Ceremony.
About the Activities
Endangered animals can't speak for themselves — but what if technology could listen for them?
In our AI robotics camp in Vancouver, children enter the world of conservation technology. They choose a real endangered species, map its biggest threats, and then design an AI-powered Guardian System — a smart robot capable of detecting and alerting rangers to those threats in real time.
This smart robot camp starts with empathy: children draw their animal, study its habitat, and identify what puts it at risk. Then they shift into engineering mode — learning how sensors work, how AI helps machines recognize patterns, and how to build and test a system that responds to a simulated threat. By Friday, teams pitch their Guardian System to a Conservation Board.
Children leave this sensor coding camp understanding something important: technology isn't just about what's cool. It's a tool for solving real problems — if you're willing to build it.
What children develop: Systems thinking · AI and sensor concepts · Conservation science · Empathy-driven design · Data analysis · Public speaking
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July 13 - July 17 2026
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9:00am – 4:00pm (Mon–Fri)
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$750 + tax / week
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$100 + tax / week
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$100 + tax / hour / week (3:00pm – 6:00pm)