CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – The University of Virginia School of Engineering’s 9th annual Bio-Med Tech-Girls program is underway.
Thirteen young women from six area high schools are attending the event, which began on Monday, August 8 and runs through Friday.
Today, they worked with surgical robots and got hands-on experience learning how to manipulate and program a robotic arm.
“What we’re trying to do is close the gender gap in technology and computer science, because there’s a big problem right now. So this program is about introducing high school girls to all the opportunities available in computer science, biomedical engineering and robotics, said founder Kim Wilkens.
Throughout the week, students will create solutions to real-world problems. They will present their findings to the public at a party on Friday in Ridley Hall.
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