Zero Robotics is a 5-week program in which middle school students (rising 6th graders through rising 9th graders) learn to program a satellite on the International Space Station as part of a national coding competition.  This program is FREE of charge and all educators & mentors receive free training and free ongoing technical assistance from MIT.   All you need to do to get started is (1) register your school/program/team by completing this application,  (2) identify a mentor to work with your team,  (3) create a team of 5-10 students and (4) create accounts on zerorobotics.mit.edu and start writing code for the International Space Station!

Minnesota will be participating in Session II of ZR - the program will run from  July 8th to August 9th..  Your school/program has flexibility in terms of when and how you convene but it is suggested that you aim for 15hrs/week to ensure students are getting the best experience possible.  Other Important Dates include:

  - Teacher Training prt 1 - Saturday, June 15th @ Location TBD
  -  Field Day Event - Friday, July 12th @ Location TBD
  -  Finals Event - Tentatively Friday, August 9th @ Location TBD

For more information on schedule times as well as Field Day and Finals Date, please contact Hussain Jiwani at jiwani_h@yahoo.com or email zerorobotics@mit.edu

COMPLETED Registration Forms MUST BE RECEIVED no later than Monday June 3rd 2019 at 5:pm  
You are encouraged to enroll early - programs and schools will be accepted on a rolling basis.  
You will receive a confirmation from Hussain Jiwani at jiwani_h@yahoo.com or email zerorobotics@mit.edu
For questions or additional information, please contact  Hussain Jiwani at jiwani_h@yahoo.com or email zerorobotics@mit.edu

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