180221 - AFIT Demo Days

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A participant in the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, uses markers Feb. 21, 2018, to trace a color-coded track for a small robot, like the one in the lower-right corner, to follow. Sensors on the bottom of the robot interpreted the color patterns into commands. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Nolan McGuire and Aaron Staiger work on a path for their robots to follow Feb. 21, 2018, as part of the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Groups of local students moved among stations being exposed to subjects such as robotics, civil engineering, magnetics and electricity. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Students closely follow a small robot as it follows a track they drew for it Feb. 21, 2018, as part of the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Groups of local students moved among stations being exposed to subjects such as robotics, civil engineering, magnetics and electricity. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Ethan Todd drops a plunger to launch a small rocket he designed as part of the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2018. Students used plastic straws, clay and paper to build projectiles that were launched from a device with adjustable power and trajectory in a competition for distance and accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Students use plastic straws, clay and paper to build projectiles to be launched from a device with adjustable power and trajectory in a competition for distance and accuracy Feb. 21, 2018, as part of the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Groups of local students moved among stations being exposed to subjects such as robotics, civil engineering, magnetics and electricity. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days participants prepare to launch a small rocket, after setting trajectory and power, in a competition for distance and accuracy Feb. 21, 2018 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Groups of local high and middle school students moved among stations being exposed to subjects such as robotics, civil engineering, magnetics and electricity. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Local high school students use their phones to record a fire-safety demonstration that is part of the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days Feb. 21, 2018, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) (CAC badge was obscured for security reasons)

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Local high school students use their phones to record a fire-safety demonstration that is part of the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days Feb. 21, 2018, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) (CAC badge was obscured for security reasons)

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Students put together pieces of a bridge as part of the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days Feb. 21, 2018, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Groups of Dayton area middle and high school students moved among stations being exposed to subjects such as robotics, civil engineering, magnetics and electricity. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Brandon Merrell exits from a bridge he helped build with classmates at the Air Force Institute of Technology Demo Days Feb. 21, 2018, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The Dayton-area students built the while learning about civil engineers and the role they play in society. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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A group of students move a bridge they assembled into position crossing between two tables in the Air Force Institute of Technology on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2018. The students were taking part in the AFIT Demo Days exposing them to aspect of subjects such as robotics, civil engineering, magnetics and electricity. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)