 What happens when you mix cardboard, stop-motion animation, and robotics? You get pure creative magic—and some seriously cool projects! Our latest stop in the Where in the World series takes us to Charlottesville, Virginia, where Tech-Girls, Light House Studio, Roversa Robotics, and Makedo teamed up for a special Earth Day-inspired workshop: Robots Save the World. Who was there?
What was the challenge?This workshop encouraged participants to create with purpose. By upcycling cardboard, they saw the creative potential in materials that might otherwise end up in the trash. With Makedo tools and connectors, they built imaginative environments, props, and robot accessories—while also thinking about sustainability and reuse. The theme--Robots Save the World—was the spark for imaginative narratives and real-world problem solving. One group might animate their robot planting trees, another could build a cardboard ocean cleanup scene. Every story was an opportunity to show how tech and environmental stewardship can go hand in hand.  Why does it matter? One of the best parts of collaborating with Light House Studio is how they help us connect storytelling with computer science. Many participants come in excited to make something creative, but may not yet feel confident coding or building robots. Framing the experience around telling a story makes it more inviting and meaningful. Suddenly, the challenge becomes, “How do I get my robot to bring this idea to life?” And that’s where the real learning begins.
As the founder of Tech-Girls and co-founder of Roversa Robotics, I was thrilled to bring these two communities together for the first time. Pairing Roversa’s versatile robotics platform with Makedo’s cardboard construction tools created the perfect playground for invention. Want to see the magic in action? 🎬 Watch the Robots Save the World projects 🎥 And check out behind-the-scenes fun from a past Tech-Girls & Light House Studio Palentine’s Day workshop
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Research and development has been generously funded in part by an ITEST grant from the National Science Foundation, a Commonwealth Commercialization Fund grant from the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation with matching funds from the Licensing & Ventures Group at UVA and Global Programs of Distinction grants from UVA.
