Build it. Program it.
Race it.
An autonomous off-road robotics build program for high schoolers.
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Definity Education is running a hardware engineering track of Stardance — Hack Club's online summer builder activation for ages 13–18. Summer Camp participants are eligible for Stardance funding and prizes →.
Design, build, program, race.
Most summers are forgettable. This one won't be. The Definity Engineering Summer Camp puts you in a room with other serious builders — and gives you six weeks to design, build, and program a working autonomous off-road robot from the ground up.
You don't need a résumé. You don't need to have built anything before. You need to want to make something — and be willing to actually do it. Age is not the limit here. Drive is.
Mentors and working engineers are on the floor throughout — not lecturing, building alongside you. You'll learn mechanical design, electrical integration, and autonomous robotics software, then prove it.
Beyond the Build.
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Founder conversations. Extended sessions with LA hard tech founders who've raised $5M–$100M+ in aerospace & energy.
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Industry speakers. Meet high-level executives, founders, and engineers from giants like SpaceX to hot startups like Reflect Orbital, plus stealth companies and more.
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In-person engineer tours. Walk floors at local hard tech companies and meet real builders.
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Hiring manager face time. Direct conversations with the people who hire, to help map your path.
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To explore, based on student interest: Inside looks at collegiate rocket labs & conversations with Y Combinator founders.
c/o Reflect Orbital — an aerospace startup we plan to tour
If the cost presents a financial hardship, we'd love to talk. Email us at contact@definityproject.org.
Apply for the program.
Open to serious builders in grades 9–12. Los Angeles, Summer 2026.
Engineers and educators, in-person, paid. Los Angeles, Summer 2026.
Mentor / Staff →Questions about the program?
Prospective applicants, parents, mentors, sponsors, press — write to us.
Curious but want to talk first? Text us at (470) 705-0363 for a quick response.