Taking the Future of Manufacturing Into High Schools

In early May, in a classroom at Anna High School, five seniors focused on controlling a canary yellow robotic arm. They took turns tapping code into a pendant connected to the arm.

Their assignment was to make the arm grab and move a bunch of AA batteries, one by one, from one box to another. Along the way, the arm was supposed to circle each battery inside an empty Folgers coffee canister, then return it to its original position without knocking any over.

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Story excerpt provided by The New York Times.

Written by Nick Leiber.

Originally published June 7, 2019.