Nebraska Extension and Nebraska 4-H will use virtual reality and telepresence robotics to bring an Hour of Code event, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 8 at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, to participants at the Sidney Public Library in Sidney.
Hour of Code is an introduction to computer science designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a creator.
Two matching robots will be used to bridge the nearly 350 miles between Nebraska Innovation Campus and the Sidney Public Library. The robots live stream a feed of the activity in each location. Participants are able to interact with one another through the robots, which are driven by humans using computer controls.
“This event is really about providing access and opportunity to those in geographically distant locations,” said Dagen Valentine, assistant extension educator. “This is a…
