Cooperative Connector
You have strengths in strategic thinking, context switching, and a long-term vision.
You are open-minded and don’t hesitate to try new things. In your eyes, nothing is impossible. You are good at prioritizing tasks, managing team members, and nurturing others to succeed. You are a professional at: multitasking, time management, event/schedule planning, and maintaining a work-life balance.
Cooperative Connector Road Map:
ROAR Junior
An integrated curriculum to learn practical Python coding basics by building autonomous physical robots and vehicles from scratch
- Use Python as the major programming language
- Build highly customizable robots by
pieces with boundless creativity - Learn robotic concepts through series of intuitive projects on solving
real-life problems
ROAR Academy
Intensive two-week online program for high school students
- Receive UC Berkeley’s official AI Camp Certificate
- Build a solid foundation to be eligible for the ROAR competition
- Have the opportunity to work with UC Berkeley faculty, researchers, and scientists
VVIP
A tailored curriculum to immerse your learning experience with the entire Berkeley AI STEAM program
- Advanced programming skills
- Complete Skillset for AI Autonomous Racing Competition
- Complement our battle-tested AI curriculum with a customized class schedule, interactive lab sessions, and extensive competition training
ROAR Competition
Robot Open Autonomous Racing (ROAR) is a global invitational AI Racing tournament founded by UC Berkeley
- Contestants’ official scores will be published on Berkeley’s ROAR website: roar.berkeley.edu.
- Winning solutions from ROAR Competition will have the honor of publishing their code and technical papers on UC Berkeley’s website.
ROAR Ambassador
Bringing Berkeley ROAR AI Racing, ROAR Research, and ROAR Academy experience to your K-12 schools and colleges to form your ROAR activities with our technical and financial support
- Ambassadors will be advised by one faculty member and one graduate student at Berkeley, typically remotely via teleconference.
- Ambassadors are qualified to participate in the annual ROAR AI Racing.
- Berkeley will provide financial support to school ambassadors for related projects. Fundings are also available depending on each ambassador’s requests.
Cooperative Connector @ Hitch2049:
Amanda, class of 2020, Phillips Academy Andover
Phillips Academy Andover is ranked as the best private school in the US, and it is famous for its STEAM education. As an alumna of the Hitch2049 VVIP program, Amanda is currently pursuing a promising career in engineering and artificial intelligence at such a prestigious school. When Amanda was still an 8th-grade student from a Bay Area public school, she developed an intense interest in the STEAM field. Hitch2049 career counselor helped her craft a precise path that best fits her goals. Our VVIP AI curriculum customized the entire learning journey for her based on her existing skillset at her own pace. This experience built a strong portfolio when she applied to Phillips Academy Andover. At Andover, Amanda continued her journey with Hitch2049 as she led a student team of five to compete in Berkeley’s ROAR Competition in 2021. Through Hitch2049’s intensive pre-competition training, Amanda’s team won ROAR’s S2-series First Place Award. Today, Amanda is confident in continuing her path to become a computer scientist. Hitch2049 aspires to help more students like Amanda achieve her academic and career goals while supporting girls in STEAM to open the door to unlimited opportunities.