Nemesis Inspiring a new generation of young engineers

Nemesis is always looking for new ways to help out the community and spread STEM. Our project, where we developed STEM challenges for engineers in training, is a prime example of our outreach here at Nemesis. Recently, we assembled 800 kits for our outreach program. 600 of those kits will go to our local elementary school, where they will help reinforce STEM education. The other 200 will be sent to Haiti through one of our outreach partners. Each kit contains parts that allow the student to complete an engineering project. The kits encourage creativity and problem solving skills.  Realizing the importance of these kits, our team worked to develop the project and bring it to fruition.  There were three types of kits that we assembled. The first was a Wobble Bot, a robot designed like a toy that, when activated, moves in unpredictable directions. The second project was a rubber band powered helicopter, which would launch into a short flight and then glide  to the ground. The third kit was a toy modeled after a wizard’s wand which used popsicle sticks, wires, a watch battery, and an LED to illuminate a “spell” in different colors and was designed to introduce the students to basic electrical circuits. Accompanying videos will be posted to our YouTube channel, demonstrating how to assemble the kits and discussing the engineering principles of each kit. These kits represent just a small part of Nemesis' widespread outreach programs to help both our local and international communities in spreading awareness about STEM.